James Boyer

Mr. James Boyer, age 79, of Hastings passed away peacefully Wednesday, July 20th, 2016 peacefully at Thornapple Manor Hastings.

James was born in Decatur, MS on March 12, 1937, the son of the late Harold and Lola (Black) Boyer. He was raised in the Reed City area and attended local schools graduating from Reed City High School in 1956. Shortly after graduating high school, James joined the United States Army and was honorably discharged after his service.

He was the husband of Marjorie (Clements) Boyer. The couple met while Marjorie was visiting her family in Michigan during the summer. They were married on April 22, 1962 on Easter Sunday in Fremont Nebraska. They began their lives together in the Fremont area, but returned to Michigan after a short time. After James retired the couple settled in the Hastings area.

James spent his working career as an Electrician at Pontiac Motors in Pontiac Michigan where he served for 30 years before he retired in 1992.

James enjoyed shooting sports; especially shooting his black powder muzzleloader. Along with his wife the couple shot traditional muzzleloaders competitively at tournaments and clubs all over Michigan. Together they participated in a traveling revolutionary war reenactment. Along with other participants, they would travel to various parks setting up camp and reenacting certain events from the war for local spectators. Their camp was as authentic as possible with nothing modern, it was just like it would have been in the war. James was also a licensed HAM radio operator, call letters KD8YX. He began learning how to use the HAM radio while in the Army, and continued to advance until he was fully licensed. His skills with the radio allowed him to talk to other operators all over the world.

James is survived by his beloved wife Marjorie, and his brother, Carl (Gail) Boyer. He was preceded in death by his brother Gerald Boyer

Funeral Services will be held at The Nashville Assembly of God Church, Nashville, MI, at 5:00 PM on Friday, July 22nd, with Pastor Glenn Branham officiating.

The family will receive visitors one hour prior to the funeral service on Friday beginning at 4 PM at Nashville Assembly of God Church.

Interment will take place privately at Christian Memorial Gardens in Rochester Hills, MI.

Memorial contributions can be made to the Nashville Assembly of God Church for Missions.

Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the Daniels Funeral Home in Nashville. For further details please visit our website at www.danielsfuneralhome.net