Sylvia Bolt

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Obituary
(Courtesy of Martha White)

Boyett, Mrs. Ernest, 64, of Telegraph, died Monday. Services 3 p.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church in Telegraph. (Hodges-Fife Funeral Home). Survivors: husband, Ernest Boyett of Telegraph; son, Jackson Boyett of Austin; mother, Mrs. Metal Bolt of Phoenix, Ariz.; brothers, Donnie Bolt of Junction, Bud Bolt and L. H. Bolt, both of Phoenix, Ariz.; sister, Mrs. Margaret Polhanky of Phoenix, Ariz.

Austin American Statesman, October 29, 1974

Family/Spouse: Ernest Jackson Boyett. Ernest (son of Robert Edgar Boyett and Clarissa L. Abi Conn) was born on 19 Dec 1906 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 3 Aug 1985 in Travis County, Texas; was buried in Junction Cemetery, Junction, Kimble County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Known as Jackson. He was a graduate of Junction High School.

From FindAGrave:

Jackson and Barbara Boyett On November 29, 2011, the Lord saw fit to call home his devoted servants, Ernest Jackson Boyett, Jr. and Barbara Diane Buis Boyett. Jackson, as he was called, and Barbara died in a head-on auto collision just west of Austin on Highway 290. Jackson was born in Austin on July 5, 1947, the son of Ernest Jackson Boyett, Sr., and Sylvia Bolt Boyett of Junction, Texas. Barbara was born in Angleton, Texas, on March 20, 1947, and was the daughter of Reid Buis and Aleen Whittaker Buis of Angleton, Texas. Jackson and Barbara were graduates of the University of Texas, both holding Bachelor of Arts degrees in English Literature. Jackson graduated with a Master of Divinity degree from Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary in 1976. After working in a variety of ministries, Jackson began a Bible study group that grew into Dayspring Fellowship located at 5500 Avenue G in Austin, Texas. Jackson was also a friend, counselor, teacher and former chairman of the board of To Every Tribe Ministries in Los Fresnos, Texas, and a board member of Providence Theological Seminary in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He and Barbara were both active in the Right to Life movement in Austin. Jackson and Barbara loved their Lord Jesus Christ. They loved Dayspring Fellowship, and they loved Texas, especially Austin. Jackson's father had served for a time as personal secretary to Governor Coke Stevenson and as Sergeant at Arms for the House of Representatives. Jackson is survived by his stepmother, Frances Boyett of Austin, a stepbrother Ben Lindsay and family of Austin, Trent Wilson and family, Dannie Bolt and family, Carolyn Bolt Moore and family, Buddy Bolt and family, his cousins, all of Junction, Texas. Barbara is survived by her brother Kenneth B. Logan of Portland, Oregon, and her cousins Shirley Miller of Alpharetta, Georgia; Gwen Howard of Shreveport, Louisiana; Dorothea LaGrone of Carthage, Texas; Karen Simpson of Naples, Florida; Lanny Latil of Beaumont, Texas; Linda Holbrook of Lake Charles, Louisiana; and Jean Adams of Tyler, Texas. We would be remiss not to mention their cats whom they loved: Sophie, Phoebe and Zachary. Visitation will be held at Weed-Corley-Fish Funeral Home, 2620 South Congress Ave. on Monday, December 5, from 6:00 until 8:00 pm. Funeral services will be conducted by Weed-Corley-Fish Funeral Home at High Pointe Baptist Church, 12030 Dessau Road, Austin, Texas on Tuesday, December 6, at 10:00am. Burial will be in the Junction City Cemetery, Junction, Texas, on Tuesday, December 6 at 3:30 p.m. Flowers may be sent to Weed-Corley-Fish Funeral Home at the above location. Donations in lieu of flowers may be sent to the Jackson and Barbara Boyett Memorial Fund at Dayspring Chapel, 5500 Avenue G, Austin, Texas 78751.

Published in Austin American-Statesman on 04 Dec 2011

Ernest Jackson Boyett, Jr. and his wife, Barbara Diane Buis Boyett died instantly in a head-on auto collision just west of Austin on Highway 290 on November 29, 2011 when another vehicle crossed the divide line and hit their van head-on. Jackson was born in Austin on July 5, 1947. He was the son of Ernest Jackson Boyett, Sr. and Sylvia Bolt Boyett of Junction and Telegraph, Texas. Jackson held a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature and graduated with a Master of Divinity degree from Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary in 1976. Jackson married Barbara Diane Buis on December 18,1971. Boyett was the founding pastor at Dayspring Fellowship when it began in a South Austin home in 1978 and was its pastor until his death. Burial was in Junction City Cemetery, Junction, Texas, on Tuesday, December 6, 2011.

Ernest married Barbara Diane Buis on 18 Dec 1971 in Travis County, Texas. Barbara was born on 20 Mar 1947 in Jefferson County, Texas; died on 29 Nov 2011 in Austin, Travis County, Texas; was buried in Junction Cemetery, Junction, Kimble County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]