Faith V. Boyd

Faith V. Boyd, 83, of 273 Willowbrook Drive, died Thursday, July 26, 2007 at Mercy Medical Center ? North Iowa. Funeral services will be held 10:30 AM Monday (July 30, 2007) at First Baptist Church, 125 E. State, with the Rev. Ron Stein officiating. A family inurnment will be in Elmwood ? St. Joseph?s Cemetery on Tuesday, July 31, 2007 at 9:30 AM. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 PM Sunday (July 29, 2007) at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue and continue one hour before the service Monday at the church. Faith was born April 16, 1924, in Clear Lake, IA, the daughter of Walter and Alma (Crosby) Wood. She graduated from Ventura High School in 1942 where she was on the girls basketball team and was in the school band. On June 1, 1947 she was united in marriage to Irvin E. Boyd at the First Methodist Church in Clear Lake. To this loving union three children were born, Mary Lou, David and Stephen. Faith was a member of First Baptist Church and was a past Worthy Matron of Eastern Star, Mason City Chapter. Faith loved to travel, camp and golf, but playing Bridge was her favorite. She and Irv wintered in Mesa, Arizona for several years. She is survived by her three children: Mary Lou Murphy and husband John of Mason City, David Boyd and fiancé Tami Gavin of Waterloo, IA and Stephen Boyd and fiancé Nancy Saunders of Des Moines, IA; grandchildren: Mark Murphy and wife Theresa of Ames, IA, Robert Murphy of Mason City, Eric Boyd of Waterloo, and Brandon Boyd of Des Moines; great grandchildren: Claudia and Becky Murphy of Ames, Mackenzie Murphy of Minneapolis, MN and Logan Boyd of Waterloo. She is also survived by her sister: Dolores Zirbel and husband Glen of Ankeny, IA; her brothers: Amos Wood and wife Rachel of Clear Lake, Ellery Wood and wife Darlene of Garner and Don Wood and wife Donita of Pinetop, AZ; sister-in-law Shirley Carr and husband Veryl of Clear Lake; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Irvin in 2001, her parents: Walter and Alma Wood and infant brother Jon.

Visitation:
4:00 PM to 7:00 PM at 111 North Pennsylvania Avenue on July 29, 2007 (map/driving directions) 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM at 111 North Pennsylvania Avenue on July 30, 2007 (map/driving directions)

Service:
10:30 AM at 125 East State St. on July 30, 2007 (map/driving directions)