Donald Lindsey Boyd passed peacefully October 18, 2008 in his home north of New Carlisle, Ohio. He was born May 27, 1923, eldest son of Donald L. and Leona Ardys (Munsinger) Boyd.

He was raised in North Canton and Elyria, Ohio and graduated from Elyria High School, Class of 1941. Donald served in the China-Burma-India Theater, Assam Province India, in World War II, with service from November 1941 to December 1945. Upon return from the war he attended Hiram College and received a Bachelors degree, with a double major in mathematics and physics.

Donald married Olive R. Wendell on November 24, 1949 and to this marriage six children were born. After working a year as a high school teacher, Donald was employed for 32 years in the air conditioning and refrigeration industry as a design engineer, retiring in 1984 from Bristol Compressors, Bristol, Virginia.

Survivors include his wife of 59 years, Olive Boyd, his brother, James of Toledo, his children; Donald, Mary, Elizabeth, David, James, and Margaret, grandchildren; Chela Lucia, Lauren Moore, Emily Boyd, Sasha Rittenhouse, Gabriel Dodds, Jarrod Persinger, David Boyd, Stephanie Boyd, James Boyd, Elizabeth Boyd, John Jenkins, and Aaron Jenkins, and four great-grandchildren, all of whom will miss him dearly.

A private service will be held at a later date.

Donations may be made to the Honey Creek Presbyterian Church, 212 W. Jefferson Street New Carlisle, OH 45344.

Adkins Funeral Home, Enon is assisting Donalds family with his final wishes.