Sally Boykin

SALLY BOYKIN

Sally Jane Boykin, 82, of Lumberton, died Friday, November 24, 2023. She was born on August 4, 1941, in Blountsville, Alabama, to Irene Little Young and L.H. Young.

Survivors include her children, Marilyn Welch and her husband, Jerome; Kevin Boykin and his wife, Renee; and Julie Moore and her husband, Garry, all of Lumberton; grandchildren, Jennifer Ard and Jared Welch, both of Lumberton; Ashlyn Kilpatrick and her husband Stephen, of Silsbee; Natasha Nichols and her husband, Thomas, and Natasha’s father, Tommy Blanchard and his wife, Jamie, all of Lumberton; Kyndall Brownsworth and her husband, Dylan, of Valley Mills; Brenner Boykin and his wife, Dusti, of Orangefield; Remington Boykin; Drake Boykin; Kala Hartman and her husband, Josh; and Jace Retherford and his wife, Amanda, all of Lumberton; Cameron Downey of Houston; and Bryton Theis of Dallas; great-grandchildren, Dillon Welch and his wife, Audrey of Lumberton, Dolton Coleman of Port Neches, Draden Ard, Dathan Ard, Braley Ard, Reese Kilpatrick, Jenna Kilpatrick, Rody Hussey, Rye Hussey, Sunni Brownsworth, Kipp Hartman, Kellar Hartman, Jake Retherford, and Avery Retherford; and great-great-grandchildren, Riddick Welch, Rexton Welch, and Aria Welch.

She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, John J. Boykin, Jr.; daughter, Darla Blanchard; great-granddaughter, Addie Ard; and siblings, Hamilton Young, Herschel Young, Haywood Young, Harry Young, and Nancy Casper.

A gathering of Mrs. Boykin’s family and friends will be from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Saturday, December 2, 2023, at Broussard’s, 490 Cemetery Road, Silsbee. Her funeral service will be at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, December 3, 2023, at Broussard’s, with her interment to follow at Boykin Family Cemetery, Lumberton.