Emma Mae Boyd, 99, of Franklin, Texas passed away on Saturday, March 12, 2011 in Carrollton, Texas. She was born on March 15, 1911 in Rockdale, Texas to Isaac Walker Murchison and Verna Easterly Murchison. She was a 1929 graduate of Franklin High School and received both her bachelors and masters degree from the University of Houston. She was employed with the Houston I.S.D. as elementary school principal before her retirement in 1973. She spent many years as a teacher and was principal of Milam, Hartsfield and Mitchell Elementary School in Houston I.S.D. She was a member of the Franklin United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Charles Booth Boyd.

She is survived by:
Daughter and Son-in-law: Virginia B. and Hamid Alrikabi of Carrollton
Son and Daughter-in-law – Charles W. and Patsy Boyd of College Station

4 Grandchildren – Michael W. Boyd, John R. Boyd, Omar H. Alrikabi and Ramsey H. Alrikabi

7 Great Grandchildren

Services will be held on Tuesday, March 15, 2011 at 10:00 A.M. at the Franklin United Methodist Church. Rev. Lindsey Smith and Omar Alrikabi will officiate.
Burial will follow in the East Boone Prairie Cemetery in Robertson County. Visitation will be held on Monday, March 14, 2011 from 6-8 P.M. at McCauley Funeral Home in Franklin.