Velma Boyse

Funeral services are scheduled for 10:00 a.m., Friday, November 18 at First Baptist Church of Artesia for Velma Cykeitha Boyse.

Rev. Rick Sullivan will officiate at the services with burial to follow at Twin Oaks Memorial Park.

Visitation will be at Terpening & Son Mortuary Thursday beginning at 10:00 a.m.

Pallbearers will be John Yates, Jr., Patrick Bowen, Brooke Owens, Colby Taylor, Rick Burks, and Don Plotner. Honorary Pallbearers will be Larry Lynch's Sunday School class and her Abo Petroleum family.

Velma Cykeitha Boyse, went home to glory with God on Tuesday, November 15th,2016 She was a beloved wife, mother, friend and an awesome women of God, that lived her faith out loud. She had a long battle with lung cancer, had a heart attack, then a stroke. She never once questioned God or got angry, she just accepted it and knew God was going to be glorified through it. She always had a smile on her face and a word of encouragement. She knew she was going to be healed and was ready to be healed in the ultimate way, She loved the hymns of faith in fact when she couldn't respond when she heard a hymn she just smiled.

She was born April 6, 1943 in Artesia, NM to Leslie "Fat" Aaron and Velma May Tennison. She married Jimmy Boyse on June 8th, 1961 at First Baptist Church.

Cykeitha was a life long resident of Artesia and an active member of First Baptist Church. She loved her Sunday School Class (Larry Lynch's class). She worked as a bookkeeper for Abo Petroleum for almost 40 years, she loved her Abo family.

She is survived by her husband of the home, Jimmy Boyse. Cykeitha had two sons, Benny and his wife Kathy of Artesia, NM and Rex and his wife Esther Boyse of Weatherford, TX. Cykeitha's pride and joy were her four granddaughters; Jocelyn and Hannah Boyse of Artesia, and Crystal and Cassidy Boyse of Weatherford, TX. She also is survived by two brothers, Wesley "Buddy" Aaron of Tucson, AZ and John Aaron and wife Candee of Sun City, AZ,She is also survived by a sister-in law Nan Clayton and husband Jack of Carlsbad, NM. She also has several nieces and nephews.

Donations may be made to New Mexico Baptist Childrens' Home in Portales, NM or the Cancer Society.

Visitation

Terpening Son Mortuary
611 W. Grand Ave.
Artesia, NM  88210
Thursday, November 17, 2016
Beginning at 10:00 a.m.

Service

Funeral Services

First Baptist Church
322 W. Grand Avenue
Artesia, NM  88210
Friday, November 18, 2016
10:00 a.m.

Cemetery

Twin Oaks Memorial Park
59 Lake Arthur Highway
Artesia, NM  88210