Background
Boyd, James Burdette was born on August 1, 1937 in Holly Bluff, Mississippi, United States. Son of James Ansel and Annie (Grean) Boyd.
Boyd, James Burdette was born on August 1, 1937 in Holly Bluff, Mississippi, United States. Son of James Ansel and Annie (Grean) Boyd.
Bachelor of Science, University of Southern Mississippi, 1959.
Coach, teacher math, science, Lumberton High School, Mississippi, 1959-1960; co-founder, president, Holly Bluff Gin Company, Mississippi, since 1975; president, Boyd Seed Company, Holly Bluff, since 1982; president, Roanoke Farms, Holly Bluff, since 1960. Board of directors Yazoo Valley Oil Mill, Jackson, Mississippi, Deer Creek Compress, Rolling, Fork, Mississippi, Silver Creek Drainage Commission, 1975-1980.
President Holly Bluff School Board, since 1969. Member school board Sharkey Academy, Rolling Fork, 1970-1979. Member Seed Improvement Association, Farm Bureau, Soil & Water Conservation Committee, Yazoo Country Club.
Married Walter Joy Koonce, August 24, 1959. Children: Paige, Alison, Laura.