Boyd Daniels Woodland

Boyd Daniels Woodland (Woody), 85, of Cheyenne, passed away on November 28, 2024 at the Aspen Wind Assisted Living & Memory Care center in Cheyenne. He was born on February 14, 1939 in Grace, Idaho. He was the son of the late Thomas Frederick Woodland and Emma Elizabeth Daniels Woodland.

 Boyd grew up in Blackfoot, ID and joined the US Air Force at the age of 17. During his 22+ years in the Air Force his key duty stations were Cheyenne, WY, Panama Canal Zone, Panama, US Air Force Academy, CO, Omaha, NE, and Sembach, Germany. His primary duty assignments were as a Vehicle Operator and later a Vehicle Operations Supervisor. He retired as a Master Sargent. Boyd worked for more than 30 years with the Union Pacific Railroad as a Switchman/Brakeman, Conductor and eventually as a Locomotive Engineer. He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and served his church in multiple capacities over the years. Boyd loved traveling this country with his family to visit both family and friends made throughout the years. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother and friend. He will be remembered by many for his kindness, generosity and good humor.

 Boyd is survived by his son, James Woodland, his daughter Valerie Winters and her husband Del, 7 grandchildren, Kayla Jones and her husband Garrett, Cody Woodland and his Wife Alexandra, Kassidy Miranda and her husband Francisco, Cortney Woodland, Karlie Woodland, Shelby Winters and her fiancé Kevin, and Noah Winters, 5 great-grandchildren, Reed, Blaine, Landon, Adalynn, and Tanner, his sisters Clea-Joyce Orton, Barbara Herrick and Wanda Holmes, his brother Cyril Woodland, his sister-in-law Rita Newby and his brother-in-law Chadd Newby, and other extended family and friends.  

In addition to his parents, Mr. Woodland was preceded in death by his wife of 62 years, Ellen Newby Woodland in May of this year. He was also preceded in death by his sisters, Gloria Angell and Betty Lefave, and her sister-in-law, Shirley Newby. 

Boyd will be buried with his wife Ellen at the Cheyenne National Cemetery, 8611 Hildreth Rd. Cheyenne, WY 82009 on Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at 11:00 am with a Celebration of Life Service to be held following the burial at 1:00 pm at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 309 Western Hills Blvd Cheyenne, WY. 82009-3437.