Theodora Mae Boyd

On Monday, the 14th of March 2016, Miss Theodora "Teddy" Boyd passed away peacefully, after a long and meaningful life, at the age of 93. Teddy was a native Houstonian and the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Boyd.

"Teddy" graduated from Reagan High School in 1941. She began her career as a beauty consultant at Foley's, Houston, working in the prestigious Max Factor line of cosmetics.

During her long career, Teddy worked at Elmo Cosmetics. Her talents were displayed in many salons across the country for John Robert Powers and she traveled throughout the United States with them. In 1973 she returned to Houston, working at Foley's, now Macy's.

Teddy worked with Revlon, Ultima II, and Borghese Cosmetics lines until her retirement in 1992. She lived at the Houston House from 1973 to 2014. She moved into Brookdale Place in 2015.

Her friends and relatives will always remember her as "Miss Teddy Boyd".

Teddy was preceded in death by her brother, Mr. Reel Adam Boyd of Sioux Falls, South Dakota; and her sister, Mrs. Margorie Shelton of Dallas, Texas. She is survived by her sisters, Mrs. Betty Hardy, of Houston, Ms. Janis Harry, of Conroe; many cousins, including her cousin, Mrs. Thelma Nowak of Houston; and many nieces and nephews.

Friends are cordially invited to a visitation with the family from ten o'clock until eleven o'clock in the morning on Monday, the 4th of April, in the Jasek Chapel of Geo. H. Lewis & Sons, 1010 Bering Drive in Houston, where the funeral service is to follow at eleven o'clock, officiated by Rev. Bill Denham, Pastor of Caring Ministries at St. Luke's United Methodist Church.