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SECOND GENERATION
William Riley Boyd and Estelle
Lucille Gardner Family

 William Riley Boyd |
2. William Riley BOYD was born on 10 Aug 1913 in Ozark,
Christian County, Missouri. Died 12 Oct 1997 Kansas City, Missouri. Buried 16 Oct 1997
Mound Grove Cemetery, Independence, Missouri. He was a Minor League Baseball player for
the Chicago Cubs Organization in 1939 in St. Joseph, Buchanan Co., Missouri. He served in
the military in from 1943 to 1945 in the U. S. N. Honorable Discharge from the US Navy. Served
aboard PT boats during WW II. He resided at 1101 North River in Jun 1952 in Independence,
Jackson County, Missouri. He married Estelle Lucille GARDNER on 26 Jul
1940 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri.
Dads' navy documents and
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| 3. Estelle Lucille GARDNER was born on 26 Mar 1921 in
Cimarron, Gray County, Kansas. Died 13 Nov 1997 in Blue Springs, Missouri. Buried 15 Nov
1997 Mound Grove Cemetery, Independence, Missouri. She resided at about 1924 in Topeka,
Shawnee Co., Kansas. She resided at about 1925 in St. Joseph, Buchanan Co., Missouri. She
played professional womens basketball and softball in St. Joseph. She met her husband when
both were playing ball. Children were: |
 Estelle Lucille Gardner |

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Lawrence Gardner BOYD. Born 15 Jun 1952 in Independence, Missouri. Married
1. Myra
Carmelle Hicks on June 14, 1980. Issue one son:
 | Caleb Taylor Boyd. |
Married 2. Ramona Zumwalt Hopkins.
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 Lawrence Gardner Boyd |
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Family Photographs
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Billy and Larry in dad's chair at home in
Independence. Circa 1954. |

Bill and Estelle in St. Joseph, Missouri. Circa
1938-39 |

Bill, Estelle and Larry circa 1952. |
Larry and Billy in favorite climbing tree. |
Bill graduation day 1966
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Billy at bat down on Boyd farm. circa 1951
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Estelle, Billy and Bill |
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