Mason BoydFuneral services have been announced for Mason Boyd, Ohio high school wrestler killed on his way to a local wrestling tournament this past weekend. He was 16.
Boyd, a sophomore wrestler at Watkins Memorial High School outside Columbus, was headed to a tournament at Dublin Scioto High School Saturday morning when his car struck a tree. Boyd was not slated to wrestle because of an elbow injury but was headed to the tournament to cheer on his teammates when the accident happened.
There will be a public visitation and memorial service for Boyd Thursday, Jan. 11 at Watkins Memorial's gym, 8868 Watkins Rd. SW, Pataskala, Ohio. Visitation begins at 5:00 p.m. with the service to start at 8:30 p.m. A funeral service will take place Friday at 6:00 p.m. at Etna United Methodist Church, 500 Pike St. SW, Etna, Ohio with Dr. Stephen Swisher and the Watkins wrestling coaching staff officiating.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions may be made to The Mason Richard Boyd Wrestling Scholarship Fund at any of these offices of The Pataskala Banking Company: 345 South Main Street, Pataskala OH (740) 927-4956; 9038 Hazelton-Etna Road, Pataskala OH (740) 927-0981; and 14530 East Broad Street, Reynoldsburg, OH (740) 927-5001.
In honoring the late wrestler, his coach Mark Kurth told the Columbus Dispatch, "He was a good kid in all senses. He had that maturity about him, beyond his 16 years ... He was a big part of our team."
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