William Joseph Boyd

William Joseph Boyd, affectionately known as Bill, passed away on October 27, 2026, at the age of 91. Bill was born and raised in Robinson, Illinois, by his parents, Joy and Bill Boyd. He is survived by his beloved wife of 69 years, Carol Boyd; their three children, JB, Greg and Lari; six grandchildren, Jordan, Ashley, Lindsey, Daniel, Justin and Wills; two great-grandchildren, Faye and Ellie, Bill’s sister, Lana McIlwain and daughter-in-law, Pat Boyd.

Bill pursued his education at various colleges, ultimately earning a PhD in psychology from the University of Southern Mississippi. From there, Bill moved the family from Hattiesburg to Monroe, Louisiana where he taught psychology for at the University of Louisiana, Monroe. Next, Bill accepted a position in Atlanta, Georgia with a consulting firm thereby moving the family to Roswell and ultimately settling in Marietta, Georgia. Later once the kids were mostly gone, Bill and Carol had homes in Hilton Head, South Carolina and Scottsdale, Arizona.

Bill enjoyed reading, traveling, socializing, and attending and watching sporting events. Bill was also active with the church regularly attending and serving at Mt Bethel United Methodist church. Bill was a man who knew his own mind. Once he formed an opinion, he was rarely one to change it. His strong convictions were a distinctive part of his personality and one of the qualities that made him unmistakably Bill. Even most recently he strongly requested that his new assisted living facility have the name “Ritz” somewhere in it, that a USA Today be delivered to his door daily no later than 7am and that the suite would include mounted TVs in the living and bedrooms permanently fixated on Fox News.

A Memorial Service will be held at 11am on November 5th, 2026, at H.M Patterson & Son Funeral Home – 1157 Old Canton Road NE, Marietta, GA 30068. The service will be followed by a reception and lunch.