Sibyl BOYKIN

1920 - 2011  (91 years)

• Name	Sibyl BOYKIN  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	1920	Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina
  Gender	Female
  HIST	of Brookhaven, Mississippi Sibyl B. Smith BROOKHAVEN, Miss. -- Sibyl Smith, 91, of Brookhaven, died Aug. 30, 2011, at her son's home in Sugar Land, Texas. A native of Sumter and daughter of Harvey L. and Rozine Boykin, she met and married J.K Smith of Brookhaven during World War II at Shaw Field Air Base. They moved to Brookhaven after the war, where J.K. was a barber on Main Street for more than 50 years, while Sibyl worked for Sears and Roebuck for 35 years. They raised two sons, Wenzl and Wayne. After suffering a stroke in September of 2010, she moved to Sugar Land to be with her son, Wayne, after having lived in Brookhaven for 68 years. During her life in Brookhaven, she was known for her service to others, serving as room mother, den mother, PTA president, band booster club president, State DeMoley Mother, and vice president of the Rosecraft Garden Club. Sibyl was an active member of the Order of the Eastern Star for 60 years and taught Sunday school at First Baptist Church of Brookhaven for 50 years. Preceding her in death are two sisters, Orla Lee Williams and Gretchen Byrd Hearrell; a brother, Hubert Boykin, all of Sumter; her husband, J.K.; and her oldest son, Wenzl. She is survived by her son, Wayne Smith and his wife, Evelyn, of Sugar Land; three grandsons, Dr. Carter Smith and his wife, Carie, and great-grandson, Larson of Madison, Wis., Taylor Smith and his wife, Renata, of Sugar Land and Hunter Smith of Austin, Texas. Viewing will held from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Brookhaven Funeral Home, North Jackson Street. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Greg Warnock presiding, followed by burial at East Haven Cemetery. Brookhaven Funeral Home of Brookhaven is in charge of arrangements. Posted in Obituaries on Saturday, September 3, 2011  [1, 2, 3]
  _UID	65FDED324D5D4AA2A6E88734CF561535CF27
  Death	30 Aug 2011	at her son’s home in Sugar Land, Texas
  Burial	4 Sep 2011	East Haven Cemetery   [3]
  	Brookhaven Funeral Home, Brookhaven, Mississippi
  Person ID	I197380	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	23 Feb 2013

  
  

  Father	Harvey Lauren BOYKIN   d. Bef 5 Dec 2008
  Mother	Rosene/Rozine STAFFORD   d. Bef 5 Dec 2008
  _UID	6704671431624128B07B5293DF367C68EBEC
  _UID	6704671431624128B07B5293DF367C68EBEC
  Family ID	F134004	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	J. K. SMITH   d. Bef 30 Aug 2011
  _UID	D608266A762E4D2BBCA7F4BFCDAE85C86849
  _UID	D608266A762E4D2BBCA7F4BFCDAE85C86849
  Children	1. Wenzl SMITH   d. Bef 30 Aug 2011   2. Wayne SMITH
  Family ID	F134005	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S11448] Gretcheon B. Hearrell. [S13900] Hubert L. Boykin. [S16664] Sibyl B. Smith. [S19250] Annie B. Pate.