Denison Texas Herald
August 22, 1954

Funeral services will be held at 11:30 a.m. today at St. Luke's Episcopal Church for Richard Gains (Dick) Body, 78, member of one of Denison's early business families, who died at a local hospital Friday at 2:15 p.m.
Rev. David Jones, Episcopal rector, will officiate and burial will be in Fairview Cemetery. Bratcher-Moore will be in charge.
Boyd suffered a stroke Friday morning and was removed to the hospital. His home for many years had been at 727 West Gandy.
For the last several years he had been an office staff member of the Kohfeldt & Son realty firm. He was associated during his early years with a brother, James Boyd, in the Boyd Clothing Co., located at the present site of the Newberry store. After the death of his brother, he joined Tom Lackey in operating a gents furnishing store.
Born in Kentucky, he came to Denison as a young man and married Miss Bessie Brown here. He was past president of the Rotary Club and had been active in civic affairs during his earlier years. He long had been a member of the Episcopal Church.
His wife is his only immediate survivor.