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Linda C. Boyd Parker was born October 8, 1944, and passed peacefully into the arms of her loving Savior on the morning of September 1, 2022, in Murrells Inlet, SC. The oldest child of Betty and Raymond Chastain, Linda grew up in Laurens, but lived for most of her life in Horry County, in Conway and in Surfside Beach. Linda was a loving mother and wife, a doting grandmother, and a devoted friend to many whose lives she touched over the years. Linda was a graduate of Anderson College and received a Masters’ Degree from USC Coastal Carolina. In the 1970’s she worked as a legal secretary and paralegal with the firm of Burroughs, Greene and Sasser in Conway, as well as other firms over the years. She later obtained her Master’s Degree and a teaching certificate, and began a second career teaching with the Horry County Public Schools. Over approximately 25 years of teaching in Horry County Schools, Linda became known to hundreds of her students as one of the toughest (and best) Keyboarding and Business English teachers in the County. Linda loved to travel with friends and family, and was a life-long member of Trinity United Methodist Church. Perhaps more than anything else, however, she loved to dote on her grandchildren, whom she loved “a bushel and a peck.” Linda is survived by two children, Reese Boyd III (Lee) and Teresa Cyganiewicz, both of whom live in Horry County, and by her husband, Jerry Parker, of Smithfield, NC. She is survived by three grand-children: Catherine Cyganiewicz, Leila Boyd, and Reese Boyd IV, and by a sister, Nancy Bryson (Mauldin, SC), as well as numerous nieces and nephews whom she loved dearly. A celebration of Life will be held for Linda at Trinity United Methodist Church in Conway at 3pm on Tuesday, September 6, 2022. In lieu of flowers, memorials to Linda’s life are suggested to Trinity United Methodist Church, 198 Long Ave., Conway, SC 29576. The family will receive friends from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM on Monday, September 5, 2022 at Goldfinch Funeral Home, Beach Chapel. Please sign the family’s guestbook at: www.goldfinchfuneralhome.com Goldfinch Funeral Home, Beach Chapel is in charge of the arrangements.