Charles W. Boyd

Charles W. Boyd, 84, of Keokuk, passed away at 4:20 AM Monday, June 1, 2020, at River Hills Village in Keokuk.

Charles was born September 4, 1935 in Anson, Missouri, the son of Raymond Faye and Alma Louise McVeigh Boyd. He was united in marriage to Vivian Lee Finton on July 9, 1961 in Keokuk. She preceded him in death on March 8, 2011.

Charles lived the majority of his life in Keokuk an in his early years he worked for the railroad. He worked maintenance for Keokuk Steel Metals for 34 years, retiring in 1997. He was a member of Anchor of Hope Fellowship since 2011. He was a member of NRA and a supporter of veteran's groups and the police association. He gardened and canned his vegetables. Charles loved fishing, hunting, mushroom hunting, and anything that was outside. He also enjoyed doing word search puzzles and assembling jigsaw puzzles and giving them away.

Charles is survived by two daughters, Laura Mead and Kimberly Brewer, both of Keokuk; six grandchildren, Brandon (girlfriend Kayla) Mead, Tim (Leann) Mead, Tyann (Buck) Brewer, Cory (girlfriend Cheyenne) Brewer, Emily (Joe) Khun and Abigail Hardy, and sixteen great grandchildren.He is also survived by a brother Carl (Donna) Boyd of Wheaton, Missouri, and four sisters, Leona Elder of Kahoka, Missouri, Alma Finton of Warsaw, Illinois, Helen Dempsey of Keokuk and Dorothy Boyd of Memphis, Missouri.

In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by a son Douglas; two daughters, Amy and Cindy; a grandson Austin Boyd; and two sisters, Frieda and Jeanette Boyd, one brother Carroll Boyd

Memorials are suggested for Anchor of Hope Fellowship or for the family.