Rev. Ernest Jackson Boyett, Jr.

1947 - 2011  (64 years)

• Name	Ernest Jackson Boyett  [1, 2]
  Prefix	Rev.
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	5 Jul 1947	Austin, Travis County, Texas   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	29 Nov 2011	Travis County, Texas   [2]
  Burial	Junction Cemetery, Junction, Kimble County, Texas   [2]
  Notes	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.
  Person ID	I11706	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Ernest Jackson Boyett,   b. 19 Dec 1906, Sabine County, Texas d. 3 Aug 1985, Travis County, Texas (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Sylvia Bolt,   b. 4 Oct 1910, Texas d. 28 Oct 1974, Junction, Kimble County, Texas (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	Y  [3]
  Family ID	F3710	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Barbara Diane Buis,   b. 20 Mar 1947, Jefferson County, Texas d. 29 Nov 2011, Austin, Travis County, Texas (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	18 Dec 1971	Travis County, Texas   [4, 5]
  Family ID	F4932	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Mar 2013

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 5 Jul 1947 - Austin, Travis County, Texas Marriage - 18 Dec 1971 - Travis County, Texas Death - 29 Nov 2011 - Travis County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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