Bailey...........Clarice Duela Creech Boykin, age 94, passed away Saturday, May 4, 2019. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. in the Chapel of Shingleton Funeral Home with the Rev. Ray Wells officiating. Interment will follow in Bailey Town Cemetery. During Clarice's youth, she was a dedicated member of Middlesex Baptist Church. She attended Middlesex High School, where she was named Miss Middlesex. She also attended Kings Business College. After marrying, she moved to Bailey and joined Bailey Baptist Church, where she was a faithful member and also taught the Primary Sunday School class for many years. She was a member of the Virginia Dare Book Club for over 50 years. She was also a well-known local artist. She was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Thelbert Daniel Boykin, Sr., grandson, Autry Lamm and brothers, Don and Steve Creech. She is survived by her daughter, Donna Lisa Boykin Ferrell (Dale) of Bailey; sons, Mark David Boykin (Barbara) of Bailey, Thelbert Daniel Boykin, Jr.(Susan) of Bailey, Donnie Thomas Boykin (Karen) of Buckhorn; sister-in-law, Lois Creech; grandchildren, Jonathan Boykin, Matthew Boykin, Donnie Boykin, Jr., Amanda Boykin Daniel and Amy Lamm Ayscue; ten great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening from 6:00-8:30 PM at Shingleton Funeral Home and other times at the home. Flowers are welcome or memorial contributions may be made to Bailey United Methodist Church Meals on Wheels. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Clarice Creech Boykin please visit our Sympathy Store.
Cemetery Details
Bailey Town Cemetery
11499 South NC 581
Bailey, NC, 27807
Visitation
MAY 7. 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM (EDT)
Shingleton Funeral Home
2413 Nash Street
Wilson, NC, 27896
[email protected]
https://shingletonfh.com/
Service
MAY 8. 11:00 AM (EDT)
Shingleton Funeral Home
2413 Nash Street
Wilson, NC, 27896
[email protected]
https://shingletonfh.com/
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