Neal Evans Boyd, of Sikeston, died on Sunday, June 10, 2018, at his home in Sikeston. He was 42 years old.

He was born November 18, 1975, in Sikeston, to Michael Boyd Sr. of Sun Valley, Calif., and Esther (Rogers) Boyd, of Sikeston

He was a 1994 graduate of Sikeston Sr. High School, and in 2001 he graduated from both Southeast Missouri State University and the University of Missouri at Columbia, and later a graduate of the University of Phoenix. He was nationally-known musician and politician, as well as a former secondary-school educator.

He is survived by his brother Michael Rogers-Boyd Jr. and his wife Dawn of Ste. Genevieve, his nephews Xavier Boyd and Isaac Boyd, and niece Harlee Boyd -- all of Ste. Genevieve.

He is proceeded in death by his nephews Michael “Tripp” Boyd III, and Trace Boyd of Ste. Genevieve, his grandparents Bill “Willie” Boyd and Girtharee “Sweetie” Boyd of Meridian, Miss., and Howard and Dorothy Rogers of Meridian, Miss.

A memorial service will be held at a later date.