M.F. Boyd passed away on Monday, April 13, 2015, surrounded by loved ones in Peoria. A viewing will be held from 6 to 8 o’clock tonight (May 1) at Silver Creek Mortuary in Taylor. An additional viewing will be held at 12 noon on Saturday, May 2, at the mortuary, followed by the funeral at 1 p.m. Interment will be held at Reed Hatch Memorial Cemetery in Taylor. He was born May 24, 1921, to Thomas and Nora Boyd. He married his wife of 61 years, Vivian Ruth Boyd, in 1947 in Silver City, N.M. M.F. lived in multiple cities over the years, including Phoenix, Flagstaff, Clarkdale, Show Low and Taylor. He was an Army Airborne veteran, who served as a T5 in World War II. M.F. worked as a serviceman for Arizona Public Service Co. for 27 years. Survivors include his son, Gerald (Rebecca) Boyd of Glendale; his daughter, Shelley Jean; his sister, Bobby June Scott; three grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas and Nora Boyd; his brothers, Guy, Ervine and Carl; and his sisters, Dale, Hariell and Mona Vota.