- Date Of Birth: March 4, 1929
- Date Of Death: May 14, 2014
- State: Illinois
D. Wayne Boyce, 85, of rural Freeport died Wednesday, May 14, 2014 at Stephenson Nursing Center, Freeport. Born March 4, 1929 in Claytonville, Illinois he was the son of Elmer James and Lida Ethel (Mumbert) Boyce.
On September 10, 1950 he and Doris Weida were united in marriage in Milford, IL. Wayne was a self-employed insurance claims representative for Frontier Adjusters of America, Phoenix, AZ. He was a founding member of the Indian Grove Country Church in Rock City.
He was a board chairman for the First United Methodist Church of Freeport and Cedarville United Methodist Church, board chairman of Dakota Schools for two terms, became a member in 1980 of the Green County Wisconsin Wing Civil Air Patrol, Commander of the 151st unit of Civil Air Patrol, achieved the rank of Major in Civil Air Patrol, President of the Freeport Pilot’s Association and was a past instructor for the Dale Carnegie Courses.
Surviving are his wife of Freeport, daughters Sharon (Robert) Knoup of Clear Lake, IA, Christine (David) Huenefeld of Freeport, Melinda (Jeff) Leuthold of Woodland, WA, Cara (Tim) Price of Scales Mound, son David (Stefanie) Boyce of Galena; four grandchildren Ryan (Amy) Knoup, Aaron (Amy) Knoup, Christian Boyce Leuthold, Katya Leuthold; six great-grandchildren Emma, Cooper, Chloe, Elijah, Eden, Everitt; sister Phyllis Joan Focken of Cissna Park.
Preceding him in death were his parents; three sisters Fern Hofer, Floy Elizabeth Landon, Helen Yergler; four brothers Vernon, William, Glen Earl and Robert Lee; two grandchildren Kyle and Jeff Huenefeld.
