Eulogistic Services For Dr. George Felix Boyd Saturday, January 24, 2004 10:00 A.M. Mount Pisgah Baptist Church of Orangeburg, Inc. 310 Green Street Orangeburg, South Carolina The Reverend D. Edward Chaney, Pastor Obituary On Sunday, January 18, 2004, Dr. GEORGE FELIX BOYD took ill in his home and was taken to The Regional Medical Center in Orangeburg, South Carolina, where he suffered a heart attack. After being medi-vac to Providence Hospital in Columbia, and after several attempts to revive him, he absented his body, and became present with his Lord. Dr. George Felix Boyd was born in Augusta, Georgia November 29, 1924, the second child of three, to loving Christian parents, the late Reverend Robert Louis Boyd and Marie Shumake Boyd. Sickly at birth, George grew to be a very inquisitive, and mischevious child. He and his sisters grew up as obedient preachers children, attending Walker Baptist Institute and Charles T. Walker Elementary School in Augusta and on Sundays worshiping at Elim Baptist Church, where his father was pastor. George very early demonstrated his love for learning, and an unusual aptitude for music. Mastering any subject he set his mind to, George began a life- long pattern of self-improvement through education. Encouraged by his mother, who insisted all three children take music lessons, George quickly became proficient at the piano. Finishing Paine College High School in 1941, George left home for military service in the Navy. While stationed at Great Lakes Naval Base in Chicago, Illinois, George continued study- ing piano. Upon an honorable discharge from the Navy in 1945, George entered Virginia Union University where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1948. He immediately traveled across the country to begin his graduate work in Psychology. In 1950 George was awarded a Master of Science degree from the University of Oregon, and began his distinguished career in Psychology. George went on to teach in the Psychology Departments of several colleges and uni- versities including, Johnson C. Smith University, Norfolk State University, Tuskegee Institute and Alabama State University. In August 1968 George made history, becoming the first African American to be award- ed a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Maine. Merging his life-long love of music, with his intellectual acumen for Psychology, George produced the dissertation, The perceptibility and discriminability of sharp and flat symbols in musical signature. Dr. Boyd was widely published in his field of Psychology, with articles appearing in such dis- tinguished journals as The Journal of Social Psychology, and The Journal of General Psychology. In 1973, Dr. Boyd joined the faculty of South Carolina State College, where he retired in 1990. But there was a lot more to George Felix Boyd, than just lofty intellectual pursuits. Dr. Boyd loved practical learning: he periodically took classes at Orangeburg Technical College, such as C.B. Radio repair, and Computer literacy. He loved conversing with people, and would somewhat awkwardly strike up long conversations with anyone with piercing, though sincere questions. He was very active in his church, Mt. Pisgah, as a member of the Mens Progressive Club, the Mass Choir, and Ward II. George was loved by his neighbors, and was very active in the Northwood Estates Neighborhood Association. He remained a devoted and active member of Virginia Union Alumni Association, and was an ardent follower of black college athletics. Dr. George Felix Boyd leaves to cherish his memory two loving sisters: Robbie Louise Clark of Atlanta, Georgia and Annamozel (Ulysses) Byas of Macon, Georgia; three nieces: Melanie Byas, LaVerne (Michael) Byas-Smith, and Alisia Byas; two nephews; Leonard Clark and Eric Byas; four grand nieces and nephews; and a host of cousins, former students and col- leagues, neighbors, and friends. The Order of Service The Reverend D. Edward Chaney, Officiating PRELUDE.......................................Soft Music PROCESSIONAL - Going Home (Largo) from New World Symphony by Dvorak CONGREGATIONAL HYMN........................Amazing Grace SCRIPTURES Old Testament.....................................Dr. Ulysses Byas New Testament .................................Sister Georgia Good INVOCATION.....................................Deacon George Rearden PERIOD OF MEDITATION.............................Sister Sandye Spann Organ Interlude - Jesu, Joy of Mans Desiring ///tM- REMARKS..........................MartfrfH. Johnson, Elim Baptist Church Deacon Richard Winningham, Ward II Deacon Ronald Ray, Director Mass Choir Leroy Morant, Mens Progressive Club Dr. Charles Jones, Former student SELECTION - Choral Medley .....................Mt. Pisgah Mass Choir FAMILY REMARKS ...................................The Nephews Eric J. Byas Leonard C. Clark SOLO - Stand.............................Brother Roger Jenkins EULOGY.............................The Reverend D. Edward Chaney CONGREGATIONAL SONG.....................Great Is Thy Faithfulness RECESSIONAL........................Sing The Wondrous Love of Jesus 9(epass F.G.S. Everett Building Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church Immediately following services. Crossing ^(je ar Sunset and evening star, And one clear call for me, And may there be no moaning of the bar, When I put out to sea. But such a tide as moving seems asleep, Too full for sound and foam, When that which drew from out the boundless deep Turns again home. Twilight and evening bell, And after that the dark! And may there be no sadness of farewell, When I embark; For tho from out our bourne of time and place The flood may bear me far, I hope to see my Pilot face to face When I have crossed the bar. - Alfred Tennyson ^Honorary Taffbearers Active Taffbearers Mens Progressive Club Deacons and Trustees of Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church of Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church Northwood Estates Neighborhood Assocation Jtower Bearers Women of Ward II and Floral Club of Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church HclqiozvCedgement The family wishes to express its sincere grat- itude for the many cards, telegrams, flowers and other courtesies extended to them in this time of bereavement. Interment Reverend Charles Smith Elim Baptist Church, Presiding Mt. Olive Memorial Gardens Augusta, Georgia Saturday, January 24, 2004 3:00 P.M. BYTHEWOOD FUNERAL HOME 1195 Amelia Street 4- Orangeburg, South Carolina Phone: 534-3301 John F. Lessane, Jr., Mortician John A. Lessane, Mortician Lynette G. Lessane, Registered Apprentice Dents Undertaking Establishment Augusta, Georgia: 534-3301 Frank Griffen, Manager