Doretha Boyd

“But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.”

Matthew 24:36

The Lord called, and after a lengthy illness, Doretha Boyd heard that call and answered to her name. She departed this life to her eternal home on Monday May 18, 2020 at 1231 am, with her husband at her bedside. Doretha was born to Martha Webb in Fordoche, Louisiana on April 12, 1946. Her father was unknown. After the passing of Martha, she moved to Maringouin, Louisiana where she was raised by Elnora (Ella) Feast. Doretha attended Glad Tidings Seventh-day Adventist Church in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana currently under the leadership of Rev. Benjamin Francois and Rev. Aaron Keyes.  Doretha was known by her siblings as “Sally” had an infectious smile and enjoyed spending time with her family. Doretha leaves to mourn her passing, her husband Harold Eugene Boyd; six daughters, Cynthia Boyd, Veda Smith, Stacy Walton, Shona Boyd, Gwendolyn Mann (Wilbur), Trenise Brown (Terail); three sons, Wallace Walton, Augusta Boyd and Wade Wilcox (Mori), Naomi Wilson a close and long-time friend of the family, Chanda Jones whom Doretha treated as her daughter, twenty-two grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and one on the way; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her birth mother Martha Webb, Elnora (Ella) Feast the mother who raised her, brothers Henry Webb and Bobby Thomas.