Margaret Clark Boyd
Born on November 19, 1924 in Langley AFB, VirginiaDeparted on July 27, 2020 in White, Georgia
Margaret Clark Boyd, a retired fabricator in the aerospace industry, Gold Star Mother, Grandmother to 6, Great Grandmother to 11 and beloved wife went home to be with her Lord and Savior on July 27, 2020 at the age of 95 at her daughter’s home in White, Georgia.
Margaret is predeceased by her first husband Bill D Clark and her second husband Frank Boyd. Also predeceased by her parents John and Vivien Bollenbach, her twin sister Gladys Scott, their sibling Phyllis Scoggin and her son William Stephen Clark.
Margaret was born at Langley Air Field in Hampton Virginia on November 19,1924 and graduated from Plant City High School in Tampa, Florida. On June 8, 1944 she married Bill D Clark, the father of William Stephen Clark, Nancy Clark Bradley and Dee Clark Mraz. After the death of her husband Bill, she married Charles Franklin (Frank) Boyd on November 28, 1989 when they were married by his son Rev Charles F Boyd Jr. After her son Cpl. William Stephen (Steve) Clark was killed in action during the Viet Nam War, her greatest honor was being a Gold Star Mother.
In her 95 years she lived in cities around the world and across the US. She lived in Panama, Langley Air Field in VA, MacDill AFB in Tampa FL, Boise ID, Quantico VA, Athens GA., Kansas City KS, Fort Lauderdale FL, Leesburg FL, Ocala FL, and later settled in Brevard County FL with their family home in Eau Gallie, Florida.
In Eau Gallie she was a homemaker, political wife and retail manager (Diana Shops & Edward Macy Brenner). She also worked at Pan American at Patrick AFB, RCA and she retired from GE. She spent her retirement years active in Harbor City Baptist Church, First Baptist Church of Melbourne and First Baptist Church of Eau Gallie.
She was a founding member of the Gold Star Mothers of Brevard County Chapter 13, where she served as Vice President. With the support of Sebastian Pellirito she became active in the Vietnam Veterans of Brevard and was honored to speak yearly at the Vietnam Veterans reunions as the Wall and it’s Honor Guards visited Wickham Park in Melbourne. She was also a member of the DAV.
Margaret is survived by her daughters Nancy C Bradley and husband John of Jasper GA, Dee C Mraz and her fiance Bob Russell of White GA, stepson Charlie Boyd and wife Karen of Simpsonville SC, grandchildren Steve Bradley and wife Angie, Adam Brewer, Amber Leigh Shephard and husband Rod, Chad Boyd and wife Kathryn, Kristi Stoeber and husband Andrew, Callie Miller and husband Zach. She loved her nieces Debbie, Judy, Jeannie and Vivien as well as her nephews Donnie and Lance. She doted over her eleven great grandchildren as well as her fur baby Faith.
The family requests in lieu of flowers that friends and family would consider a donation in her honor to The Wounded Warrior Project c/o PO Box 758516 Topeka, KS 66675, For information; support.woundedwarriorproject.org
Graveside internment with immediate family to be decided due to Covid-19 issues.
