Floy Boykin

Published 9:37 am Wednesday, May 4, 2016

ROLLING FORK — Floy Boykin of Rolling Fork died Tuesday, May 3, 2016, at Sharkey-Issaquena Hospital in Rolling Fork. She was 94.

She was born in Ritchie and lived in Delta City and Rolling Fork all her life. She worked as a sales clerk at a drug store and was a member of Rolling Fork United Methodist Church.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Howard Boykin; daughter, Jo Nell Keith; granddaughter, Brandi Nelson; and her brothers and sisters.

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Survivors include two sons, Gene Boykin of Rolling Fork and Frank Boykin of Leland; one sister, Lena Hawes of Birmingham, Ala.; six grandchildren; and 15 great grandchildren.

Service will be 11 a.m. Thursday, May 5, 2016, at the Glenwood Funeral Home in Rolling Fork. Burial will be at Hollandale cemetery in Hollandale.

Visitation will be Thursday, May 5, 2016, from 9:30 a.m. until the hour of service at the funeral home.

Pallbearers will be her grandchildren.