Rozella ‘Rene’ Boydston

Rozella “Rene” Boydston, age 58, of Lakeside City, TX, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loved ones on Saturday, Nov. 23rd, 2024.

A memorial service will be held at Southside Baptist Church-Wichita Falls on Saturday, March 29th, 2025, at 11 a.m.

Rene was born on March 27th, 1966, in Albuquerque, NM to the late Lynn Strother and to Joan Skinner. She attended community college at Manatee Memorial in FL and Midwestern State University in TX. She had a passion for civil engineering and worked several jobs drawing blue prints. Rene loved to travel, playing games, and her cat, GreyC. Rene was a caretaker by profession and heart caring for others and even her grandmother. In March of 2018, Rene committed to Jesus and was baptized at Southside Baptist Church.

Rene was preceded in death by grandparents, Clifton and Rozella Edwards (Lakeside City), and father, Lynn Strother (Quinlan, TX).

She is survived by daughter and son-in-law, Angela and Chet Lockard (Olney, TX); 5 grandchildren: Duwey Lockard, Alura Patterson, Hayden Patterson, Brexlyn Harrison, and Levi Lockard; mother and brother, Joan Skinner and Gerald Keswater (Lakeside City).

Memorials may be sent to: Hospice Wichita Falls, Olney Senior Cub Center, House of Mercy Enterprises, or a place of choosing.