Cletus Boyd Jr., 71

• Nickname: Clete
• Added: 09-01-2025
• Died: Dec 22nd, 1987

• Hometown: Wilmington, Delaware

About Cletus: Cletus was a loving Father and Grandfather, who worked two jobs so that his children could have a Catholic education. more... less...

Obituary or Eulogy: Cletus J. Boyd Jr., 71, of 512 Sixth Ave., Mill Creek Trailer Park, died Tuesday December 22nd of a heart attack in Christiana Hospital. Mr. Boyd worked at International Harvester Co. for 12 years, retiring in 1976. Before that, he worked 19 years with the Pennsylvania Railroad. He was a member of St. John the Beloved Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus. He was a member of the Holy Name Society of St. Matthew Catholic Church. He is survived by his wife, Caroline; two sons, Cletus A. of Baltimore and Michael of Wilmington; a daughter, Sister Mary Cletus of Memphis, Tenn.; two brothers, Gerald J. and Lawrence, both of Wilmington; and four grandchil-dren. Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 9 a.m. Monday in St. John the Beloved Catholic Church, Milltown Road. Friends may call Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Nichols Funeral Home, 212 E. Justis St., Newport. Burial will be in All Saints Cemetery, Kirkwood Highway. more... less...