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J. Raymond Boyst

• Father: Charles Henry Boyst¹ b. 12 Apr 1862, d. 23 Oct 1947
• Mother: Lizzie Vance Monroe² b. 22 Jul 1866, d. 25 May 1956

• Birth*: He was born on 8 May 1899 in Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri.³
• Marriage*: He married Rebecca Ogilvie Fortson, daughter of Charles John Fortson and Iola Leola Sturgis, on 28 April 1921 in Park Place Methodist Church, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina.⁴
• Death*: He died on 14 October 1965 in Veteran's Center, Kecoughtan, Virginia, at age 66.^5,6
• Burial*: Interment was in section 6, lot 164, grave 5, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina.⁷

• Last Edited: 20 Mar 2015

Charles Henry Boyst

• Birth*: He was born on 12 April 1862.¹
• Marriage*: He married Lizzie Vance Monroe.²
• Death*: He died on 23 October 1947 at age 85.^1,3
• Burial*: Interment was in section 11, lot 31, grave 7, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina.⁴

• Note*: He was from Port Jervis, N.Y.⁵

• Last Edited: 20 Mar 2015

Lizzie Vance Monroe

• Birth*: She was born on 22 July 1866.¹
• Marriage*: She married Charles Henry Boyst.¹
• Death*: She died on 25 May 1956 at age 89.^1,2
• Burial*: Interment was in section 11, lot 31, grave 6, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina.³

• Note*: She was from Pender County, North Carolina.¹

• Last Edited: 20 Mar 2015

Charles Fortson Boyst

• Father: J. Raymond Boyst¹ b. 8 May 1899, d. 14 Oct 1965
• Mother: Rebecca Ogilvie Fortson² b. 16 Jan 1894

• Birth*: He was born on 2 January 1925 in the home of his aunt, Anne Elizabeth Fortson Eccles, Leesburg, Lake County, Florida.^3,4
• Death*: He died on 19 September 2013 at age 88.⁵
• Burial*: Interment was in section 9, lot 5, Brownwood Cemetery, Sandersville, Washington County, Georgia.⁵

• Last Edited: 20 Mar 2015

Edna Eloise Winslow

Edna Eloise Winslow Boyst.

• Father: Thomas Alton Winslow^1,2 b. 16 Jul 1892, d. 24 Feb 1940
• Mother: Edna Walker Bostick^3,4 b. 16 Jun 1895, d. 18 Aug 1990

• Birth*: She was born on 2 February 1925 in the family home, Jamestown, Guilford County, North Carolina.⁵
• Death*: She died on 24 February 2014 in Hinkle Hospice House, Lexington, Davidson County, North Carolina, at age 89.⁶
• Burial*: Interment was on 27 February 2014 in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina.⁵

• Note*: She is active in the Baptist church.⁷
• Obituary*: "EDNA ELOISE WINSLOW BOYST
     "JAMESTOWN - Edna Eloise Winslow Boyst, 89, of Jamestown, affectionately known as "Sis" to her family and "my Sis" to her brother Ed, died Monday, February 24, 2014 at Hinkle Hospice House in Lexington, NC of complications from Alzheimer's. She was born at home in Jamestown, NC on February 2, 1925 to the late Thomas Alton Winslow and Edna Walker Bostick Winslow. After graduating from Jamestown High School in 1942, she began nurses' training at Rex Hospital in Raleigh and afterwards joined the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps. Eloise worked as a nurse in the office of Dr. Norman A. Fox, Sr. in Greensboro before leaving the profession to devote her life to raising her children. She was an accomplished seamstress and cook, and was known for her elaborate crocheted afghans, doilies and baby clothes. She was an active member of First Baptist Church of Jamestown, where she taught in the adult Sunday School program and served on various committees. She was a resident of Emeritus Alzheimer's and Dementia Care in Greensboro from September 2012 until February 2014, when she moved to Hinkle's Hospice Home in Lexington following a stroke.
     "In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Susan Jane Boyst, four brothers, Thomas, Ed, George and Worth Winslow, and a sister, Joyce Winslow Hubbell. . . .
     "Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Hanes-Lineberry Funeral Home Sedgefield Chapel conducted by the Reverend Patrick DeVane. Interment will follow in Forest Lawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Thursday from 1 p.m. until service time. . . ."⁸

• Last Edited: 25 Mar 2015

Thomas Alton Winslow

• Birth*: He was born on 16 July 1892.¹
• Marriage*: He married Edna Walker Bostick.^1,2
• Death*: He died on 24 February 1940 at age 47.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in Vickrey United Methodist Church Cemetery, 5348 Vickrey Chapel Road, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina.¹

• Note*: He was from Randolph County, North Carolina.³

• Last Edited: 21 Mar 2015

Edna Walker Bostick

• Birth*: She was born on 16 June 1895.¹
• Marriage*: She married Thomas Alton Winslow.^2,1
• Death*: She died on 18 August 1990 at age 95.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in Vickrey United Methodist Church Cemetery, 5348 Vickrey Chapel Road, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina.¹

• Note*: She was from Randolph County, North Carolina.³

• Last Edited: 21 Mar 2015

Susan Jane Boyst

• Mother: Edna Eloise Winslow¹ b. 2 Feb 1925, d. 24 Feb 2014

• Birth*: She was born on 8 November 1956 in John Wesley Long Hospital, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina.²
• Death*: She died in December 1971 at age 15.³
• Burial*: Interment was in section 6, lot 164, grave 1, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina.³

• Last Edited: 20 Mar 2015

Minnie Walton Fortson

• Father: Charles John Fortson¹ b. 24 Oct 1856, d. 10 Jul 1935
• Mother: Agnes Lizelle Walton² b. 12 Jan 1876, d. 21 Jan 1931

• Birth*: She was born on 3 January 1911 in "Wynndale", Norman, Wilkes County, Georgia.^3,4
• Marriage*: She married John Horace Truitt, son of John Hill Truitt, on 19 December 1931 in First Baptist Church, Washington, Wilkes County, Georgia.⁵
• Death*: She died on 21 August 1997 at age 86.⁶
• Burial*: Interment was in Pope's Chapel Cemetery, Wilkes County, Georgia.⁶

• Last Edited: 23 Mar 2015

John Horace Truitt

• Father: John Hill Truitt¹

• Birth*: He was born on 12 October 1908 in Tignall, Wilkes County, Georgia.^2,3
• Marriage*: He married Minnie Walton Fortson, daughter of Charles John Fortson and Agnes Lizelle Walton, on 19 December 1931 in First Baptist Church, Washington, Wilkes County, Georgia.²
• Death*: He died on 11 May 1990 at age 81.⁴
• Burial*: Interment was in Pope's Chapel Cemetery, Wilkes County, Georgia.⁴

• Last Edited: 21 Mar 2015

John Hill Truitt

• Last Edited: 21 Mar 2015

Dr. Leonard Thompson Furlow Sr.

• Birth*: He was born on 18 January 1902 in Madison, Morgan County, Georgia.^1,2
• Marriage*: He married Alma Lucy Craddock on 27 December 1926 in her aunt's home, Madison, Morgan County, Georgia.^3,4,5,6
• Death*: He died on 2 June 1980 in Florida at age 78.^7,2
• Burial*: Interment was on 7 June 1980 in Madison Memorial Park, Madison Historic Cemeteries, end of West Central Avenue, Madison, Morgan County, Georgia.^8,9

• Note*: After graduating from the School of Medicine at Emory University, he served his residency at Grady Hospital and completed a residency in Neurological Surgery at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. He became a full professor of clinical neurological surgery at Washington University in 1966. He was a surgeon with the U.S. Navy in World War II.¹⁰

• Last Edited: 27 Sep 2022

Alma Lucy Craddock

• Birth*: She was born on 7 December 1903 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee.^1,2
• Marriage*: She married Dr. Leonard Thompson Furlow Sr. on 27 December 1926 in her aunt's home, Madison, Morgan County, Georgia.^3,4,5,6
• Death*: She died on 9 September 1978 in Crystal River, Citrus County, Florida, at age 74.^1,2
• Burial*: Interment was on 12 September 1978 in Madison Memorial Park, Madison Historic Cemeteries, end of West Central Avenue, Madison, Morgan County, Georgia.^7,8

• Note*: In her obituary she was described as a "bright, witty and charming woman" who "was especially devoted to her grandchildren and children of all ages sought her out."⁹

• Last Edited: 27 Sep 2022

Elizabeth Fortson

• Father: Charles John Fortson¹ b. 24 Oct 1856, d. 10 Jul 1935
• Mother: Agnes Lizelle Walton² b. 12 Jan 1876, d. 21 Jan 1931

• Birth*: She was born on 7 December 1913 in "Wynndale", Norman, Wilkes County, Georgia.³
• Death*: She died on 7 February 1944 in Miami, Dade County, Florida, at age 30.⁴

• Last Edited: 23 Mar 2015

Walter Bradford Hinton

• Marriage*: He married Myrrah Glendale Hemphill.

• Last Edited: 22 Mar 2015

Myrrah Glendale Hemphill

• Marriage*: She married Walter Bradford Hinton.

• Last Edited: 22 Mar 2015

David Paul Backmeyer

• Birth*: He was born on 22 November 1910.¹
• Marriage*: He married Virginia Youngflesh.
• Death*: He died on 10 August 2000 at age 89.¹
• Burial*: Interment was on 15 August 2000 in Lutherania Cemetery, Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana.¹

• Last Edited: 22 Mar 2015

Virginia Youngflesh

• Marriage*: She married David Paul Backmeyer.
• Death*: She died in January 1992.¹
• Burial*: Interment was on 23 January 1992 in Lutherania Cemetery, Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana.¹

• Last Edited: 22 Mar 2015

Golden Carl Cown

• Birth*: He was born on 9 April 1894.¹
• Marriage*: He married Lola Langley.
• Death*: He died on 11 January 1975 at age 80.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in Resthaven Cemetery, 2284 Candler Road, Decatur, Dekalb County, Georgia.¹

• Last Edited: 22 Mar 2015