************** ** ** ** ** *Joseph Reynolds Boyd* Funeral services for Joseph Reynolds Boyd, 87, of Poplar Creek, were at 3 p.m. Sunday, July 31, at Oliver Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in ** **Poplar** **Creek** **Baptist** **Church** **Cemetery**** with military honors Mr. Boyd died July 28, 2011, at ****Grenada** **Lake** **Medical** ** Center****. He was the son of the late Ernest Amzi and Katie Reynolds Boyd. Mr. Boyd was a retired farmer and carpenter and a member of Poplar Creek Presbyterian Church. He was a U. S. Army veteran of World War II, a former member of the VFW, and a founding organizer of the Poplar Creek Fire Department. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters. Survivors include his wife, Arvanell Burdine Boyd of Poplar Creek; daughter, Katie B. Burns of Kilmichael; three sons, Joseph Reynolds “Butch” Boyd Jr. of Marks, Earnest A. Boyd of **Pine Hill**, **Ala.**, and Jimmy Dale Boyd of **Bamako**, **Mali**, **West Africa**; 11 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and several nieces and nephews. Memorials may be made to Poplar Creek Cemetery Fund, c/o Guy Stanford, 100 CR 323, ****Winona**, **MS** **38967****.**** ** ** ** ** -- Donna Kay Cross Griffin