Dr. William H. Boyce

Dr. William H. Boyce, age 94, died at his home in Stuart, Virginia on November 11, 2012. He was born on September 22, 1918 in Anson County, North Carolina to the late William H. and Louise Lockhart Gaddy Boyce. Dr. Boyce graduated from Davidson College and received his medical degree from Vanderbilt University. Later, he was awarded honorary degrees by both institutions. He was a veteran of the Italian Campaign in World War II and the post-war hostilities in Trieste where he served as an important back-channel link between Josef Broz, known as Tito, and the Truman administration. After the war, he specialized in urology and retired as the professor and head of the Department of Urology at Bowman Gray School of Medicine in 1988. He developed many surgical procedures that are still widely used today and was a pioneer of diagnostic ultrasound. He authored many publications, and his book "Urological Surgery" by Glenn and Boyce was the definitive text on the subject for many years. He was appointed Chairman of the NIH by President Kennedy and served as an advisor to the U.S. Army Medical Corps and several Surgeon Generals. His reputation was world-wide, and he was the recipient of many prestigious honors and awards in medicine. He played a crucial role in keeping the doors of the Patrick County Hospital open. Throughout his life, he raised beef cattle and was an avid outdoorsman and horseman. He was a member of Calvary Moravian Church in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Dr. Boyce is survived by his wife of 64 years, Doris Shore Boyce of the home; four children, Dr. Lock Boyce and wife, Darlene, of Stuart, Mrs. Catherine Baldwin and husband, Steve, of the Richmond area; Mrs. Barbara Howard and husband, Bill, of Walkertown, North Carolina and Fred Boyce of Carteret County, North Carolina; 11 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; a brother, Dr. Steven G. Boyce of Asheville, North Carolina; a sister, Glendora "Dusty" Taylor of Denver, Colorado; and scores of grateful patients and friends.
A memorial service will be held Friday, November 16, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. in the Davis Chapel at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The family will receive friends Thursday evening from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Moody Funeral Home in Stuart, and at other times at the home on 221 Bull Mountain Road. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Jeb Stuart Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 340, Patrick Springs, Virginia 24133 or to Calvary Moravian Church, 600 Holly Avenue, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27101. Online condolences may be sent by visiting www.moodyfuneralservices.com

Memorial service Friday at 1:00 p.m. in the Davis Chapel at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC
Visitation Thurs. 6 - 8 at Moody Funeral Home in Stuart, VA