Born February 7, 1926, Jane Rogers Boyd passed away September 30, 2026 in Montgomery, Alabama. Jane and her late husband James Earl Boyd were long-time residents of Greenville, Alabama, where they proudly raised three sons, J. Ronald Boyd (Floranne), David R. Boyd (Toni), and Thomas R. Boyd (Rita).

Daughter of the late Sadie Drye Rogers and James Leroy Rogers, Jane was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, the oldest of five, all of whom predeceased her. After suffering the early loss of their father during the Great Depression, Jane and some of her siblings attended high school in Clayton, North Carolina. Following her graduation as class valedictorian, Jane attended and graduated from Pfeiffer College in Misenheimer, North Carolina.

As the oldest of five, Jane grew up quickly after her father’s death. She shared with her mother the responsibility of raising her younger brothers and sisters, yet still found the strength to excel in school and to lead among her peers. Those years asked a great deal of a young girl, and they shaped the self-reliant, quietly confident woman she became, one never afraid to make her own way.

Still only 19, Jane moved alone to Atlanta, Georgia in 1944, resided in a boarding house for young women on Clifton Road, and began a work career that culminated decades later in her serving for many years as the financial officer for the Butler County, Alabama Commission.

Jane’s introduction to Alabama was fortuitous. In Atlanta, a friend offered her the opportunity to engage in war-time correspondence with a U.S. Army soldier who happened to be from Troy, Alabama. Those letters led to a 1945 marriage, and a move by Jane to Alabama, where the couple resided happily together until Jim’s [Earl’s] death in 1995.

Jane was a faithful member of the First United Methodist Church of Greenville, where she was a dedicated member of the church choir and, in her retirement years, a regular and much loved volunteer in the church office. She enjoyed many wonderful neighbors and friends in Greenville while maintaining an abiding love for her native North Carolina.

Jane’s 100 years spanned a remarkable stretch of history. She came of age during the Great Depression and World War II, and went on to witness the Cold War, the civil rights movement, men walking on the moon, the arrival of the computer age, and, in her final years, a worldwide pandemic. Through all of it, she held fast to what mattered most to her: her faith, her family, and a kindness she extended to everyone she met.

Jane was fair and reasonable, slow to judge and quick to accept people just as they were. She was a patient listener and generous with her time, and those around her found in her a steady source of wisdom and calm. She loved her family deeply without ever being overbearing, and she was determined never to be a burden to anyone, so much so that when her sons gave her a dishwasher one Christmas, she kept right on washing her dishes by hand. She was rarely without a tune, humming softly to herself as she went about her day.

Jane’s survivors include not only her sons and daughters-in-law, but also eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Ron’s family: daughter Tracey Boyd Silverman, her husband Len, and their sons Greg and Ben; son Stephen E. Boyd and his wife Brecke. Dave’s family: son T. Lee Patton, his wife Laura, and their son Thomas; daughter Martha Boyd Wanstrath, her husband Murrey, and their children Boyd and Laura; daughter Ann Boyd Bethea, her husband Pat, and their children Tallie and Braiden; son David R. Boyd, Jr., his wife Ashley, and their daughters Mosley and Camden. Tommy’s family: son James Joseph (Beau) Boyd, his wife Laura Beth, and their children Reynolds, Anne Ford, and Tillman; daughter Margaret Tillman Boyd.

The Boyd family is very grateful to all the caring individuals at John Knox Manor in Montgomery who showed love and support for Jane during her almost eight years as a resident.

Visitation will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, at First Methodist Church, 112 Adams Street, Greenville, Alabama, followed by a memorial service at 2:00 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be made to John Knox Manor at https://bit.ly/4B16uEL.