Notes:

Thomas Boyd, IV, age 55, of Lewiston, NY, passed from this life into the loving embrace of his Lord on Monday, June 29, 2015, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born on December 22, 1959 in Niagara Falls, NY, he was the son of Thomas Boyd, III of Lewiston, NY and the late Ilene (Aikins) Boyd.

Thomas was a lifelong resident of the Niagara Falls area. Having attended local schools and graduating from Niagara Falls High School, he served in the United States Army, stationed with U.S. forces in Europe, from 1979 until his honorable discharge in 1983. For almost 30 years, Thomas was employed by the Western Region of Off Track Betting (OTB). He was a member of Forestview Church of God and the American Legion LaSalle Post #1142. Thomas loved his dog, Snowflake and was an avid sports fan.

Thomas is now reunited with his mother, Ilene and his brothers, Glen, Jeffrey and Steven, who predeceased him. He is survived by his father, Thomas Boyd, III; nephew, Jeffrey; niece, Sara and several aunts, uncles and cousins. An outgoing and generous individual, Thomas will be sadly missed by his many friends and co-workers.

Visitation will be on Thursday from 2-6 p.m. in the Chapel of OTTO REDANZ FUNERAL HOME, 2215 Military Road, Niagara Falls, NY (716-297-9007) where a funeral service will be held on Friday, July 3rd at 10:00 a.m. with Pastor Ronald Maines, of Forestview Church of God, officiating. Interment will follow in Niagara Falls Memorial Park Cemetery, Lewiston, NY. Please visit www.ottoredanz.com

Thomas married AIKINS, Ilene Ilene (daughter of AIKINS, Earl Richard) was born on 23 Apr 1941; died on 14 Dec 2011. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas + HAYES, Wilma. Wilma (daughter of HAYES, Charles L and Margaret) was born on 20 Nov 1919 in New York; died on 21 Nov 2009 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 7/5/1964

Thomas Boyd Sr., 78, a
retired Shredded Wheat Co.
employe, died Friday (July
3, 1964) at 2402 Cleveland
Ave., where he resided.
He r e t i r e d from the
Shredded Wheat Co. in 1950
after working there about
25 years. Mr. Boyd was born
in Stevenson, Scotland, and
had lived in Niagara Falls
50 years. He was a communicant
of the Pierce Avenue
Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include his wife,
Matilda; a son, Thomas Boyd
Jr., this city; three grandchildren
and five g r e a t'
grandchildren.
Funeral-services will be
held Tuesday at 1 p.m. at
the Otto Redanz Funeral
Home. Rev. A. Ferman Kearney,
pastor of Pierce Aven
u e Presbyterian Church,
will officiate. Burial will be
in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Thomas married HUGHEY, Matilda about 1916. Matilda (daughter of HUGHEY, James and LANDCROFT, Mary Jane) was born on 20 Feb 1890 in Belfast, Ireland; died on 12 May 1965 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 5/13/1965

Mrs. Matilda Boyd, 75. of'
2402 Cleveland Ave., died
Wednesday (May 12. 1965) at
a private nursing home in
Buffalo after a year's illness.
She was born in Belfast
Ireland, Feb. 20, 1890, the
daughter of James and Mary
Landcroft Hughey. She came
to Niagara Falls in 1919. Her
husband, Thomas Boyd, died
in 1964.
Mrs.. Boyd is survived by a
son, Thomas Boyd Jr.; a
brother, Robert Hughey, both
of Niagara Falls, three grand-
children and five great-grand-
children.
Services will be held at
1 p.m. Saturday at the Otto
Redanz Funeral Home, Rev.
Jesse Howat, pastor of Hyde
Park United Presbyterian
Curch willl officiate. Burial
will be in Memorial Park
Cemetery.

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 9/28/1971

Charles L. Hayes, 76, of 2237
Niagara Ave., died unexpectedly
at home Monday
(Sept. 27, 1971).
Born in Lansing, Mich., he
had lived in Niagara Falls for
60 years. He was employed at
Hooker Chemical Corp., as a
shift foreman in the caustic
soda division for 35 years,
retiring in 1960.
He was a member of the 25-
Year Club, and the company's
Foreman Association.
Survivors include his widow,
Margaret Hayes; three sons,
William (Bud), Charles, and
Norton J. Hayes, all of this
city; three daughters, Mrs.
Thomas (Wilma) Boyd, and
Miss Vera Jane Hayes, both of
this city, and Mrs. Jennie
Waldman of Culver City,
Calif.; a brother, John Norton
Hayes of this city; a sister,
Mrs. William (Vera) Erhenborfer
of Cleveland, Tenn., and
14 grandchildren and 13 great-,
grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held
at the Otto Redanz Funeral
.Home at 8:45 a.m. Friday and
at 9:15 a.m. at Sacret Heart
Church. Burial will be in Gate
of Heaven Cemetery.
Friends may call at the
funeral home from 3 to 5 p.m.
and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday and
Thursday.

Charles + Margaret. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]