Milford Lewis Boyce

Rev. Milford L. Boyce, 79, formerly of Delta Drive Greenville, went home to be with the Lord on July 2, 2004. He was the son of the late John Allen and Mattie Lee Boyce and the widower of Mary Elizabeth Hudson Boyce. Rev. Boyce attended North Greenville College and Erskine Seminary. He served in the U.S. Army in the European Theater, was a military policeman and received the bronze star. He was a retired Baptist minister, who pastored churches in South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia for forty years. He retired from the Sunrise Baptist Church in Asheville and was a member of Buncombe Road Baptist Church. Surviving are a son, David Boyce and his wife, Karen and two grandchildren, Adam and Rachel Boyce, all of Powdersville, a sister, Ruby Coke of Six Mile and a brother, James Boyce of Simpsonville. He was predeceased by a twin brother, Melvin Boyce, a brother, Tommy Boyce and a sister, Ethel Campbell. Visitation will be Sunday from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Thomas McAfee Funeral Home, Northwest. Funeral services will be Monday at 1:30 p.m. at Crosswell Baptist Church. Ministers will serve as honorary pallbearers. Burial will be at Graceland ? West Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association, P. O. Box 2680, N. Canton, OH 44720 or to the charity of one?s choice. The family is at 707 Syracuse Road, Easley.