Zachary Jay Boyd

Published 1:04 am Friday, August 16, 2013

Mr. Zachary Jay “Zach” Boyd, age 21, died Monday, August 12, 2013 as a result of injuries received in an automobile accident.

The family will receive friends from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM Friday, August 16, 2013 at Paul Funeral Home & Crematory in Washington followed by a funeral service at 7:00 PM Friday at the Chapel of Paul Funeral Home & Crematory, conducted by Rev. John Mark Windley. A graveside service will be held for family and friends at 11:00 AM Saturday, August 17, 2013 at the Lilley Family Cemetery at 1554 Free Union Church Road, Pinetown.

Active pallbearers will be Carter Burbage, David Rose, Davo Moxham, Jerod Benson, Adam Windley, Jacob Duke, Bradley Slade, and Michael Robinson.

Members of the “Long Horn Baseball Team” will serve as honorary pallbearers: Matt Perry, Christian Leggett, Kyle Peaks, Justin “Gator” Moore, Kevin Sparks, Josh Greenhaw and Matt Haselden. While Zach played with the Longhorns, they placed 1st in the state. Zach played centerfield.

Zach was born in Beaufort County on October 9, 1991.  He was the son of Bobby Jay Boyd, Jr. and Linda Jane “Janie” Lilley Mason. Zach was a cook at East Coast Wings and Grill and aspired to manage a restaurant one day. To obtain his goal, he was attending college for business management. He loved the outdoors.  Zach loved to hunt, fish, (especially with his Granddaddy), ride and train horses, ride his four-wheeler, play his guitar and sing. He loved the beach, skim boarding, and was a Certified Life Guard. Zach loved animals, especially his dogs, Scooter and Devie. He was a member of Harvest Church and also attended Pleasant Hill Original Free Will Baptist Church and The River (Church) at times.

Zach was “a bit of a daredevil” and very athletic.  Tommy Lasorda once said, “the difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a man’s determination” and this became Zach’s motto.

Zach is survived by his mother and stepfather, Janie and Jack Mason of Vanceboro; his father and step mother, Bobby and Anita Boyd of Pinetown; sister and brother in law, Samantha and Chris Waters of Pinetown; nephew, Austin Waters of Pinetown; grandmother, Peggy Boyd of Washington; great grandmother, Naomi Boyd of Washington; two aunts, Sue Edwards and her husband, Scott of Pinetown and their children, Amanda Sawyer, Jerod Benson, Karen Carson; Joann Windley and her husband, John Mark Windley of Pinetown and their children, Amber Dexter and Adam Windley; two step sisters, Temple Bullock of Rowland, N.C. and her son, Gavin, Hope Beck of Vanceboro and her children, Dillon, Darrin and Chaney; step grandparents, Sam and Jean Brown of Sophia, N.C.; and his two canine companions, Scooter and Devie.

In addition to the visitation Friday at Paul Funeral Home & Crematory, the family will receive friends at Zach’s home, 1480 Streets Ferry Road, Vanceboro.

Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting the www.paulfuneralhome.com     

Paul Funeral Home & Crematory of Washington is honored to serve the Mason and Boyd families.