MR. BUDDY BOYD, 75, of Hope, Arkansas, passed away Sunday, May 4, 2008 at his home. He was born on September 24, 1932, in McCaskill, Ark., to Ray E. And Carrie Bell Long Boyd. He was a retired from the Hope Public Schools as a school bus mechanic. He was associated with the Jehovahs Witnesses and a member of the Arkansas School Bus Mechanics Association. He was preceded in death by his parents. HIS SURVIVORS INCLUDE: HIS WIFE: ( of 52 years) Viola J. Clark Boyd, Hope, Ark. THREE SONS: Roger Boyd and Alice, Houston, Missouri. Dennis Boyd and Amelia, Hope, Ark. Wayne Boyd, Harrison, Ark. TWO DAUGHTERS: Pamela Zimmer and Sid, Blevins, Ark. Claudia Scheller, Redmond, Oregon. TWO BROTHERS: Melvin Boyd and Sharon, Mesa, Arizona. Bill W. Boyd and Lois, Sunland, Calif. FIVE GRANDCHILDREN: Seth Zimmer, Eric Zimmer, Kristy Casto, Matthew Boyd Daniel Boyd And Five Step-Grandchildren, Five Great-Grandchildren and a Number of Step-Great-Grandchildren. MEMORIAL SERVICE will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, May 8, 2008, Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses, Hope, Ark., with Mr. Ben Owens officiating. Arrangements by BRAZZEL/Oakcrest Funeral Home, Hope, Ark. FAMILY WILL RECEIVE FRIENDS: Wednesday, May 7, 2008, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m, at Brazzel/Oakcrest Funeral Home, Hope, Ark.