Obituary of Jan Marie Boykin

None Jan Marie Merrill Boykin Jan Marie Merrill Boykin was born to Clinton and Bernice Merrill on April 21, 1956. Jan passed peacefully home to her Heavenly Father after a long battle with diabetes. On June 12, 2011, she slipped quietly away from her loving family and friends during her cherished Sunday afternoon nap. Family was Jan’s love and her life. She was blessed with the most loving and giving spirit and shared this gift with the community as a compassionate registered nurse. Jan grew up in Nisqually Valley with her five sisters. She attended Timberline High School and received her nursing degree from South Puget Sound Community College. Jan married Frank Bracey in 1973 and was blessed with three beautiful children. After her divorce, she raised her children as a single mother until she met the love of her life, Carl Ross Boykin, whom she married May 23, 1998. The surviving loves in Jan’s life include her parents, Clinton and Bernice Merrill; her sister Dorothy Frandsen, her identical twin sister Judy Merrill Devoe (Dan), Lori Merrill Boyd (Rick) and Lonita Merrill; daughters, Erin Dawson, Crystal Bracey; son Wiley Frank Bracey IV; grandchildren, Alex, Gabrielle, Emily, Elaura, Jakob, Riayah, Malei’a, Ross, Janae’a, Kiera, Mallory, Macalaya, Georgia, and Aaralynn; nieces, Alyssa Devoe, Karli Devoe Andreve, Kelley Devoe and Nicole Frandsen; nephews, Ben Devoe, Jesse Boyd, Evan Boyd, Clinton Ewert, Jordan Ewert, Brent Ewert, Christopher Frandsen and Matthew Frandsen; and several great nieces and nephews. Jan also leaves behind her beloved furry companion “Shadow.” Jan was preceded in death by her husband Carl Ross Boykin and her sister Valjean “Nina” Merrill. Please join us in remembering our beloved “Janny” at her Memorial Service to be held at 11:00 a.m. at 1116 Yew Ave NE, (the LDS Chapel on the corner of Puget and Yew Streets) in Olympia or by leaving your memories on this web site by clicking on "View Guestbook" below. Please share all memories, both loving and funny, as we would like to share some of them at her memorial service.