Obituary Of Soror Alyce Boyd-Stewart

Alyce Juanita Boyd-Stewart entered into her eternal rest on August 15, 2010 at the age of 70. She was born in Gadsden, Alabama, on July 19, 1940 and was the eighth child of Horace M. and Everlee Vinson, both of whom pre-deceased her in 1969. Alyce was also pre-deceased by a sister Dorothy and brothers Charles and Terry, all of whom she dearly loved.

She completed her early education in the public school system of Akron, Ohio and went on to earn her bachelors degree from Empire State College, her masters degree in Public Administration, and her Juris Doctor (JD) degree from the University of Baltimore.
Alyce spent her career fighting for the rights of children and the down trodden. She was a tireless civil rights advocate who travel the country addressing the concerns of youth, nurses, and farmers. Her positions included teaching at Kent State University and working for the Cincinnati Human Relation Commission. She worked at the Dept of Health, Education and Welfare, the Dept of Health and Human Services, the Dept of Transportation, and the Dept of Agriculture.

What we shall all miss and long remember was Alyce’s skills in the kitchen. Her fried fish, macaroni and cheese, and sweet potato pies were all the rage. No one can deny her skills or presume skills at Bid-Wisk and the all out wars she raged on the scrabble board. She was a skilled debater with an endless supply of creatable facts that boggled the mind. She came fully loaded and with a wit to match. How could we but love her as you planned our next attack. She was a mother, a wife, a daughter, a friend. And for you who did not know her, yours is truly the lost.

Now we have gathered here to say good-by to someone we love dearly.We are here to express our loss to someone we hate to lose. We are here to try to pull back our beloved Alyce as she passes through that distance door. But Alyce with a loving smile looks back upon her friends and love ones and says; now it’s your turn to go forth and do great things.

Alyce leaves to mourn a husband Edward Stewart of Raleigh, NC, sons Timothy Boyd (Cheryl) of Fort Worth, Texas, and Carl Boyd (Leala) of Sanford, NC and her daughters Debra Boyd-Seale (John) of Bolingbrook, ILL and Kathy Boyd (Mike) of Indianhead, MD. As well as her brothers Robert (Audrey) of Philadelphia, PA, Horace of Colorado Springs, CO., David, Michael, and Leroy (Brenda), all of Akron, OH. She leaves her sister Rose Marie of Lexington, KY. In addition to a host of other relatives and friends.

The family will receive friends and relatives on Friday, August 20th at 10:00 a.m.
followed by a memorial service at 11:00.Service to be held at the St. Matthew African Methodist Episcopal Church located at 1629 Bennett Street in Raleigh, North Carolina.