Services for Doreta Boyd will be held at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home on Tuesday, January 2, 2024, at 2pm. Visitation will be from 1pm till service time on Tuesday, also at the funeral home.
Burial will follow the services at Memorial Park Cemetery.
Doreta passed on Wednesday, December 27, 2023, in Topeka, KS. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Brenda Dunbar Swartz.
Doreta was born Tuesday, March 22, 1938, in Lawrence, KS the daughter of George Patterson and Bessie Puderbaugh Patterson. She graduated from Lawrence High School in 1956 and was a part of the a cappella singing group. Doreta owned her own art store, Doreta’s Decorative Arts, in Lawrence, KS. Where she specialized in painting classes for 18 years. Her & Monty later became traveling sales reps. They enjoyed meeting new people and making new friends along the way. She also enjoyed spending her pastimes watching the Jayhawks play basketball, never missing a KU game. The grandchildren were always her pride and joy. Doreta had an infectious smile and a kind soul. She was loved by many and will be missed by many.
Doreta had two children, Brenda, and Beth. Doreta married Monty Boyd June 12, 1980. They brought their families together and she is survived by her husband, Monty Boyd, Lawrence, KS; Brother, Forrest Patterson; Sister, Sheryl Stafford, Florida; Daughter, Beth Crist, Lawrence, KS; Stepson, Marty Boyd, Eudora, KS; Stepson, Mike Boyd, Lewisville, TX; eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers the family requests donations to the Alzheimer’s association or charity of their choice. alz.org
