Eleanor Boyd

SIKESTON, Mo. -- Eleanor Mae Boyd, 91, of Sikeston, passed away Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022, at Delta South Nursing Facility in Sikeston.

She was born in Herrin, Illinois, on Feb. 20, 1931, daughter of Andrew and Edna Fairbanks Jackson. She and Donald Short were married, and he preceded her in death in 1972. Eleanor later married Dewey Boyd in 1995.

Eleanor graduated from Johnston City High School in Johnston City, Illinois. She was a bookkeeper for various businesses over the years and was of the Baptist faith.

Loving survivors include, her husband, Dewey; daughter, Sandra (Steve) Moore; her oldest grandson, Clayton (Sarah) Carbaugh, and daughters, Sophie and Stella; her youngest grandson, Jason (Nicole) Carbaugh, and children, Shelby and Tyler.

She is preceded in death by her first husband, Donald Short; parents, Andrew and Edna Jackson; and siblings, Myrtle Potts, Marie Smiley, Cecil Jackson, Harry Jackson, Wayne Jackson and Imogene Foli.

Eleanor's family would like to thank all the doctors, nurses and technicians at Delta South who provided such diligent and kind care to her.

Visitation will be from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 5, at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center.

Funeral will be at 11:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 5. at the funeral home, with Dr. Mark Carbaugh officiating. Interment will follow in Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson.

Memorials may take the form of contributions to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

To send an online condolence to the family, visit McCombs Funeral Home website at www.mccombsfuneralhome.com, then click on the "tribute wall" tab of Eleanor's personal obituary.