John Edward Boyd Funeral services for John Edward Boyd, 65, of Ruston will be 2:00 PM Saturday, October 7, 2006 at Trinity United Methodist Church. Officiating will be Rev. Andy Hurst. Interment will be at Pines Memorial Gardens under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home of Ruston. Mr. Boyd passed away on Wednesday, October 4, 2006 in Ruston following a lengthy illness. He was employed for Smurfit-Stone Container for 29 years where he served as a technical director for many years. While at Smurfit-Stone, John received the Chairman≠s Award for Excellence in 1996. He started a conservation project for wood ducks on the property of the papermill. This project is ongoing today. Mr. Boyd was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife, Linda Boyd of Ruston; daughters, Ann Thompson and husband Russ of Ruston, Susan Boyd and husband Troy Toups of New Orleans, and Emily Boyd of Dallas, TX; sisters, Alma Boyd Guess of Pine Bluff, AR and Janice Boyd Baucum and husband Jack of Monroe; grandchildren, Mary-Arthur Thompson and Henry Thompson of Ruston; sister-in-law, Glenda Futrell of Monroe; mother-in-law, Willie Mae Rogers of Monroe. Memorials may be made to the Arthritis Foundation or to the American Heart Association. Visitation will be 5 PM 8 PM Friday, October 6, 2006, in the Trinity Room at Trinity United Methodist Church.