Jonathan Samuel Boyce

He put his arms around you, and lifted you to rest. He saw the road was getting rough, and the hills were hard to climb. So he closed your weary eyelids, and whispered "Peace be thine". It broke our hearts to lose you, but you didn't go alone. For part of us went with you, the day God called you home.' Jonathan Samuel Boyce, born December 12, 1972, passed away unexpectedly on March 2, 2014 at the age of 41. Jonathan is predeceased by his maternal grandparents, Enoch J. & Evelynne J. Schrader; and uncles, Lawrence and Leonard Boyce Jonathan is survived by his loving mother, Michelle G. Schrader Boyce (Mike)of Cleveland, GA, father, Alton T. Boyce of West Palm Beach, FL and brother, Brandon Boyce of West Palm Beach, FL He is lovingly remembered by his fraternal grandparents, John and Sally Boyce of West Palm Beach, FL; Great Aunt - Marie Hannagan, Lake Wales, FL; 5 Aunts - Marilynne Schrader, Gainesville, FL ; Marlene Schrader Pickard (Ken), Hobe Sound, FL; Meredith Schrader Germana (Carlo), Jasper, GA; Mary Cay Schrader Brock (Gary), St. Augustine, FL and Linda Boyce Stinnett, North Palm Beach, FL; Uncle - Blair J. Schrader (Diane), Boynton Beach, FL; Cousins - Courtney White, Burnsville, MN; Lindsey White (Scott Wagmeister), North Palm Beach, FL; Matthew Schrader (Monica), Conway, SC; Jason Labarga, West Palm Beach, FL; Stephen Stinnett, North Palm Beach, FL; David Stinnett, North Palm Beach, FL; Delia Boyce Brown, Okeechobee, FL; Donnie Boyce, Los Lunas, NM; Chad Burkett (Kari), Boca Raton, FL; Christy Scott Johnson (Willie), Jupiter, FL; Cliff Scott, Southern Pines, NC; and Clay Scott, Pines, NC. Jonathan was born and raised in West Palm Beach, FL and graduated from John I. Leonard High School. He was a member of the high school wrestling team, and played football on a variety of teams with the Palm Beach County Youth Sports programs during his elementary and junior high school years. He worked as a Journeyman Mason for 15 years for both Ron Kendall and Pat Ward Masonry. Jonathan was an avid fan of the Miami Dolphins and Miami Hurricanes football teams, On weekends he was known for cheering his teams on with a zestful cheer of "Yea, Dolphins and Yea, Canes"!! A funeral service will take place at 1:30 PM on Saturday, March 8, 2014 at Tillman Funeral Home & Crematory, 2170 South Military Trail, West Palm Beach. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Saturday from 11:00 AM until 3:00 PM. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the following organizations that provide services for the homeless: St. Ann Place, 2107 N, Dixie Highway, West Palm Beach, FL 33407 of Loft International, Inc., web address: http://loftinternational.org