A Celebration of the Life of

 

Mr. Samuel W. “Bill” Boynton III

June 4, 1957 – November 6, 2005

  

 

Friday, November 11, 2005

1:00 P.M.

  

Ross-Clayton Funeral Home Chapel

1412 Adams Avenue

Montgomery, Alabama  36104

  

OFFICIATING

Bishop Bruce E. McDonald, Pastor

Jerusalem Baptist Church

Samuel W. “Bill” Boynton III

 

  

Mr. Samuel W. “Bill” Boynton III, the son of Samuel and Doris Boynton, was born

June 4, 1957 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended Germantown High School in Philadelphia.

 

Bill received his undergraduate and graduate degrees at Alabama State University.  Prior to his death, he was working on his doctoral degree at Capella University.

 

He was a loving and devoted husband, a caring and generous friend, and an exceptional musician.

 

An avid lover of music and a jazz enthusiast, Bill was a member of Phi Mu Alpha and the Alabama Jazz and Blues Federation. He was also an announcer on WVAS radio station at Alabama State University. Often credited with helping to keep jazz alive in the Montgomery community, he developed and taught “Sketches in Jazz,” a program designed to introduce young people to jazz music.

 

He departed this life on November 6, 2005.

 

 Bill leaves to cherish his memory a beloved wife, Sharon; loving father, Samuel W. “Bill” Boynton Jr.; grandmother, Amelia Boynton Robinson; sister, Chellette (James “Olu”) Henderson; uncle, Bruce Carver Boynton; mother-in-law, Barbara Ward; four brothers-in-law, Leroy (Stacy) Mace, Edward Webb, Reginald (Delores) Webb, and Charles (Tanya) Darby; nieces, Jalila (“Scooter”) Jones, Karima Henderson, Sakinah Henderson, Shay Mace, Keisha Mace, Tiffany Flowers, Charli Darvy; nephews, Anthony Webb, Edward Webb Jr., Corbett Webb, Cordell (Linnete) Webb, Levon Webb, Lunti Webb, Reginald Webb Jr., Marcelle Webb and Charles Darby Jr.; cousins, Jimmy (Ann) Milan, Valerie (Michael) Nicholas, Mark Simmons, Jacqueline Simmons, Aimee Meredith, Carver Boynton, and Kimeu (Jackie) Boynton; and many other devoted relatives and friends.  He was preceded in death by his mother.

 

 Because Bill was passionate about the wellbeing of children, the Family requests that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made in the name of Samuel W. Boynton III to:

                                                                                     

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

Charles B. Wang International Children's Building
699 Prince Street
Alexandria, Virginia 22314-3175

Order of Service

 

Bishop Bruce E. McDonald, Presiding

Pastor, Jerusalem Baptist Church

 

Friday, November 11, 2005

1:00 P.M.

 

  

Musical Prelude ………………………….…………………………….…… “Blanchard,”

An original composition written by Samuel “Bill” Boynton III

 

Opening Remarks & Prayer ………………………………….Bishop Bruce E. McDonald

 

Reflections:

 

Steve Myers

 

             EDS:

    Rodell Harris & Torrey Wagner  

   

WVAS at Alabama State University:

                Ricardo Hall & Sonya Clark

 

Alabama Jazz & Blues Federation:

                Candy Capel & Spike Graham

 

Musical Tribute …………………………………….. Brothers of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Alpha Beta Chapter

           

Eulogy ……………………………………………………….. Bishop Bruce E. McDonald

 

Musical Selection ……………………………………………………………...Celia Porea

 

Benediction ………………………………………………….. Bishop Bruce E. McDonald

 

 

Samuel W. “Bill” Boynton III

 

You are a precious one from us gone,

A voice we love stilled.

A place is vacant in our hearts

Which never can be filled.

Our hearts will ache with sadness,

Our eyes will shed many tears.

Only God knows how much we’ll miss you

In all the coming years.

 

- The Family

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acknowledgements

 

The family expresses their appreciation and love for the kindness and sympathy shown during their time of sorrow. Your presence and your prayers will never be forgotten.  May God richly bless and keep each of you.

 

 

Repast & Fellowship

 

Small Business Incubator, Room 216

600 South Court Street

Montgomery, Alabama