Boykin, John Earl John Earl Boykin, 81, formerly of Pontiac, Michigan, went to be with his Heavenly Father on Sunday, October 29, 2006. Funeral services will be noon Saturday, November 4, 2006, at Stanmore Funeral Home Chapel in Longview, Texas, with the Rev. Tony Clark Sr. officiating. Burial will be in Jordan Valley Cemetery. He was preceded in death by his sister, Irene Ingram; and nephew, James Earl Allen. Mr. Boykin, a retired General Motors employee, leaves to cherish his memory two daughters, Nicole Boykin of Longview, formerly of Pontiac, Michigan, and Patricia Workeh of Seattle, Washington; and a niece, Deloris Clark of Longview. Published in the Longview News-Journal on 11/3/2006.