Rebecca Williams Boyd

Rebecca was born in the family home in Cedar Bluff on April 17, 1937, to Ruth and Jasper Williams. She graduated from West Point High School and attended two years at Millsaps College.

Rebecca married Ernest Boyd and together they had 5 children, the first unnamed, Ernest Edward Jr, Lisa, Shari and Leslie. She was a homemaker, an office administrator, and a church hostess, feeding 600 people once a week. Later in life she enjoyed her work at the Jackson Kidney Foundation. She loved sewing, hand needle work, and drawing and painting but she was most famous for her homemade cinnamon rolls and southern cheese straws. In the 1980’s she and her husband enjoyed competing with the Precision Square Dancers in Memphis, TN. She loved animals of all kinds, with cats being her favorite.

Rebecca is survived by her daughters, Lisa Bell (Stacy) of Sebring, FL and Shari Sartain (Mickey) of Bartlett, TN; son, Leslie Boyd (Wendy) of Chesapeake, VA; daughter-in-law, Deena Boyd, of Hamilton, MT; grandsons, Ernest Boyd III and Jimmy “Devin” Boyd; granddaughter, Brittany Pusser; great-grandsons, John Boyd, Jaysen Pusser, and Jimmy “Devin” Boyd; great-granddaughters, Rivkah Boyd and Jordyn Peed. She was preceded in death by her husband of 40 years, Ernest Edward Boyd, Sr., son, Ernest Edward Boyd, Jr., and grandson, Elliot Wayne Sartain.

No services will be held at this time.

In lieu of flowers, please make a memorial donation to an animal rescue of your choice or adopt a special pet.