Notes for BOYD READY:
Son of Armistead Taylor and Alta Grace (Pierce) Ready.
Born: May 23, 1911 in Riverton, Franklin County, Nebraska.
Died: August 1, 2001 in Unknown.
Education: Hastings College in 1929 and then studied at the Art Guild Academy in Los Angeles, California. He later attended the Chicago Art Institute.
Occupation: Theater Poster Artist; co-owner of the Harrington & Ready clothing store. He moved to Lincoln in 1953 where he was a sales rep for Burlington mills and other major textile mills; owned and developed Summer Haven Lake south of Kearney, Nebraska; retired in 1976.
Military Service: 0th Quartermaster Corps of the U.S. Army Air Corps from 1942-1945 and served in one of the cadres that trained Chinese troops.
Census:
1920 - ?, Franklin County, Nebraska.
Hastings, Adams County, Nebraska.
Last Residence; Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska.
Married: Angela E Skinner December 14, 1941 in Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada.
1920 Census
Name: Boyd Ready
Residence: , Franklin, Nebraska
Estimated Birth Year: 1912
Age: 8
Birthplace: Nebraska
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Gender: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Birthplace:
Film Number: 1820982
Digital Folder Number: 4313275
Image Number: 00431
Sheet Number: 4
Household Gender Age
Parent Armsteadt Ready M 48y
Parent Alta Ready F 44y
Ora Ready M 19y
Jennie Ready F 18y
Irene Ready F 16y
Ammy Ready F 14y
Charly Ready M 12y
Robert Ready M 10y
Boyd Ready M 8y
Ester Ready F 6y
1930 Census
Name: Boyd Ready
Event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Hastings, Adams, Nebraska
Gender: Male
Age: 18
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Birthplace: Nebraska
Estimated Birth Year: 1912
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Father's Birthplace: Illinois
Mother's Birthplace: Iowa
Enumeration District Number: 0015
Family Number: 14
Sheet Number and Letter: 1B
Line Number: 64
NARA Publication: T626, roll 1265
Film Number: 2341000
Digital Folder Number: 4610697
Image Number: 00354
Household Gender Age
Parent Armstead T Ready M 59
Parent Alta G Ready F 55
Robert Ready M 20
Boyd Ready M 18
Esther A Ready F 17
Obituary:
Obituary from Kearney Nebr. Newspaper:
Boyd Ready, 90 of Summer Haven Lake died Wednesday, Aug 1, 2001 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney (NB). Services will be held at Horner-Lieske-Horner Mortuary in Kearney. Burial with military rites, by Franklin Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5757 will be at Greenwood Cemetery in Franklin (NB).
Boyd was born May 23, 1911 on the family farm near Riverton Nebraska, to Armistead and Alta (Pierce) Ready. The family moved to Franklin, Nebraska and he graduated from Franklin High School. Boyd attended Hastings College in 1929 and then studied at the Art Guild Academy in Los Angeles. He returned to Hastings and worked as a theater poster artist. He later attended the Chicago Art Institute.
On Dec 14, 1941 Boyd and Angela Skinner were married in Las Vegas. He served in the 10th Quartermaster Corps of the U.S. Army Air Corps from 1942-1945 and served in one of the cadres that trained Chinese troops. After the war Boyd moved to Beaver City and was co-owner of the Harrington & Ready clothing store. He moved to Lincoln in 1953 where he was a sales rep for Burlington mills and other major textile mills. Boyd retired in 1976.
Boyd and Angie owned and developed Summer Haven Lake south of Kearney (Nebr.) beginning in 1964. He moved to Kearney in 1970 and wintered near Orlando Florida.
In addition to Angie, Boyd is survived by sons; Boyd "Skeet" of Summer Haven Lake and Mike of Orlando; daughter, Sue Miller of Denver; sister; Sue Somsen of Oakland, California; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Boyd was
