Kay F. (Perriman) Boyd

Kay F. Boyd, 78, formerly of Meadville and a resident of Erie the past several years, died Friday, October 7, 2016 at ManorCare in Erie.

She was born December 23, 1937 in Woodbridge (County Suffolk) England a daughter of Leslie Hugh and Mary Margaret (Crane) Perriman.  She married James R. Boyd December 20, 1958 in Ipswich, England after meeting him while he was stationed there in the US Air Force.

She worked as an accounting clerk in the Ipswich city treasurer’s office and then after moving to Meadville as the secretary/bookkeeper for 14 years for the Meadville YWCA and then as a teacher’s aide for special needs students in Meadville for the N/W Tri-County Intermediate Unit.

She was a member of the Church of the Cross Presbyterian Church in Erie and a former member of First Presbyterian Church here in Meadville.  She loved taking care of her family and especially spending time with her grandchildren.  She was an avid reader, enjoyed traveling with her husband Jim and tending to her flowers, garden and yard.

Survivors, in addition to her husband Jim of 57 years, include: a son, Robert A. Boyd and his wife Lisa of Erie; a grandson, Riley Boyd; a granddaughter, Hayley Boyd; her mother, Mary M. “Peg” Perriman in Ipswich, England and Noah Weber of Erie whom Kay considered like a grandson.

She was preceded in death by her father and an infant son, Steven.

Calling hours will be Monday from 4-7 p.m. at the Robert W. Waid Funeral Home, Inc., 581 Chestnut Street, Meadville.

The funeral service will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the funeral home with the Rev. David Fugate, Associate Pastor, Church of the Cross, officiating.

Interment will be in Roselawn Memorial Gardens.

The family suggests memorials be made to Church of the Cross, 5901 Millfair Road, Erie, PA 16415 or the Regional Cancer Center Foundation, 2500 West 12th Street, Erie, PA 16505.

Memories and condolences may be shared at www.waidfuneralhome.net