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Winchester Evening Star,  Frederick County, VA
30 October 1908

               James Boyd of  Dies From Pneumonia

After a short illness of pneumonia, Mr. James Boyd died at his home,
one mile east of Kernstown, this county, at 2 o'clock yesterday after-
noon, aged 63 years. Mr. Boyd was one of the best-known residents
of that neighborhood, and the announcement of his death caused much
sorrow and regret, as he was liked and esteemed by all who knew him.
Mr. Boyd is survived by his widow, one son, Mr. Walter Boyd, of this
county, and three daughters, Mrs. William Hubbard, at home; Mrs. Luther
Baker, of Welltown, and Mrs. William Burner, of Stephens City.  He also
leaves five brothers and three sisters, as follows:  Messrs. Henry P. Boyd,
of West Virginia;  William, Robert, Levi and Charles Boyd, of this county;
Mrs. H. F. Kern,  Miss Lizzie Boyd, of the county, and Mrs. Carson Yeakley,
of this city. Funeral services will be held at the late residence of the
deceased at 10 o'clock on Sunday morning, and interment will be in Mount
Hebron Cemetery, this city.

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