Parsons, TN: Kenneth Alton Boyd, age 70, died April 19, 2009 at Jackson General Hospital.
He was born and reared in Chester County, the son of the late George Henry and Jewell Cayce Griffin Boyd. He attended Chester County Schools. He had worked at various odd jobs including setting pine trees and worked at various saw mills. He was a lead guitarist in several bands He had made his home at Decatur County Manor the past year.
He is survived by two brothers, James Boyd of Reagan and Dennis Boyd of Water Lou, Iowa; four sisters, Shelby Chandler of Jackson, Sarah Hicks of Lexington, Barbara Cole of Lexington and Shirley Brooks of Olive Branch, MS.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Charlene Green Williams in 2005 and a brother, Tommy Boyd in 2007.