Sylvia Lavell Gladden Durham Boyd

(May 23, 1925 ~ September  20, 2007)

Sylvia, daughter of Bevie Eugene 'B.E.' Gladden and Alva Marie Edwards, married 1st to Rudolph Weldon 'Rudy' Durham, married 2nd to William Kenneth 'Ken' Boyd and buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas.

Sylvia Gladden Durham Boyd passed away Thursday, Sept. 20, 2007.

Funeral: 11 a.m. Monday in Woods Chapel Baptist Church. Interment: Mount Olivet Cemetery. Visitation: 10 to 11 a.m. Monday at the church.

Sylvia was born in Abilene to Bevie and Alva Gladden on May 23, 1925. She married Rudy Durham on Nov. 3, 1951. After Rudy's death in 1965, Sylvia met and married Ken Boyd on Oct. 8, 1965. Sylvia was a very generous and helping person, always unselfish with anyone she came in contact with.

She was preceded in death by a sister, Fay Gladden; and brothers, C.E. Gladden, R.J. Gladden, Oscar Gladden and Arvel Gladden.

Survivors: Husband, Ken Boyd; sons, Rick Gladden and wife, Susan of Arlington and Vernon Boyd and wife, Sue of Hurst; daughter, Sandra Peterson and husband, Dwayne of Grandview; sisters, Helen Wilder of Abilene, Vada Carlile and husband, Elton of Colorado City Lake, Mary Lue Baker and husband, Dwain of Lubbock and Kay Patterson and husband, Bill of El Paso; brothers, Jerry Gladden and wife, Jo of Lake Brownwood and Joe Gladden and wife, Betty of Hollis, Okla.; many granchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

Arlington Funeral Home

1221 E. Division St., 817-548-1791

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Published in the Star-Telegram on 9/23/2007