James L. “Jim” Boyce, age 75 years, of Great Bend, passed away at Great Bend Regional Hospital in Great Bend on Monday afternoon, January 16, 2012. Jim was born on October 25, 1936 at Lyons, Kansas to Louis and Mabel (Wieter) Boyce. He lived in Lyons, Wichita, Hutchinson, and Great Bend, Kansas while growing up and graduated from Great Bend High School in 1956. Jim was united in marriage to Sandra J. Dwelley on October 25, 1978 at Swan Valley, Idaho. The couple lived in Idaho Falls, Idaho and also Whittier, California, where Jim worked as a pipefitter for Southern California Gas Company of Hacienda Heights, California, retiring in October of 1998, at which time they moved back to Great Bend. Jim was an avid fly fisherman and loved gardening, and was known for helping people any way he could.
Survivors include his wife, Sandra J. Boyce of Great Bend; two sons: Steven W. (and his wife, Carol) Skolas of Great Bend and James L. (and his wife, Deborah) Boyce, Jr. of Phoenix, Arizona; four daughters: Jacquelyn (and her husband, Robert) Fisher of San Clemente, California, Stacey Boyce of Whittier, California, Kimberly (and her husband, Randy) Troxel of Sacramento, California, and Kelly (and her husband, Tom) Fujibayashi of Scottsdale, Arizona; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; one brother, Robert Boyce of Independence, Missouri. Jim was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters (Roxcena Boyce and Janice Van Brimmer).
Funeral Services will be held at 1:30 PM on Friday, January 20, 2012 at Charter Funerals in Great Bend with Reverend John Grummon officiating. Interment will be in the Great Bend Cemetery North. Visitation will be from Noon to 8:00 PM on Thursday at the funeral home. Memorials may be directed to Golden Belt Home Health & Hospice of Great Bend, Kansas. Online condolences may be left and a full obituary notice may be viewed athttps://www.charterfunerals.
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CHARTER FUNERALS
2115 Washington St.
Great Bend, KS 67530