Larned – Ellen L. Boyd, 88, died Monday, May 2, 2011 at her son's home in Great Bend, Kansas.
She was born August 9, 1922 at Burrton, Kansas, the daughter of Floyd and Edna (Shinn) Cochran.
A resident of Larned since 1947 moving from Wichita, she was a retired Licensed Mental Health Technician at Larned State Hospital.
She was a member of the First Baptist Church, where she was a pianist and also served in the First Baptist Women's Organization, and LI-AR-MU, all of Larned.
On June 11, 1943 she married Dale Orville Boyd at Monterey, California. He died February 20, 1997.
Survivors include: two sons, Steve, and wife Cathy, Great Bend, Scott, Des Moines, Iowa; and four granddaughters and seven great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, four brothers, Morris, Marion, Elmo and Elton Cochran.
Graveside service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Friday, May 6, 2011 at the Larned City Cemetery, Larned with Rev. Charley Price presiding. Friends may call from 9:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M. Wednesday and Thursday at Beckwith Mortuary Chapel, Larned.
Memorials may be sent to the Rozel Baptist Church in care of Beckwith Mortuary, Inc. P.O. Box 477, Larned, KS 67550. Condolences may be left at www.beckwithmortuary.com