George W. Boyd, 92, of Madisonville, Ky., passed away Sunday, June 15, 2014, at West Kentucky Veterans Center in Hanson, Ky. He was born July 21, 1921, in Rockport, Ky., to Homer and Gladys Boyd.
He was a member of First Baptist Church in Madisonville, Ky. He was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5480. He was a veteran of the United States Army Air Corp. He was a member of the 559th Bomber Squadron.
Mr. Boyd was a retired Safety Director for several transportation companies.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 67 years, Juanita Stewart Boyd.
He is survived by one daughter, Jan (Richard) Melton of Providence, Ky., and one son, William (Becky) Boyd, of Bradenton, Fla.; two grandchildren, Georgianna Melton Haas of Evansville, Ind., and Stanton Allen Melton of Providence, Ky.; and two great-grandchildren Savannah Haas and Megan Jackson of Evansville, Ind.
The funeral service will be at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, June 17, at Melton Funeral Home in Providence, Ky., with Dr. Joe Leonard officiating. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to service time on Tuesday, July 17. Burial will follow in Sunnyside Cemetery in Beaver Dam, Ky.
Military honors will be presented by Hopkins County Honor Guard.
