Dorothy “(Dot’t)” Hood-Boyd was born in Charlotte, North Carolina on September 2, 1954 to her parents Leroy Hood Sr. and Mae Ella Hood. She attended schools in Charlotte-Mecklenburg and received her education at West Charlotte High School. She later met and married William G. Boyd Jr. in York, South Carolina on March 28, 1987.
Dorothy departed this life on May 27, 2019, and was preceded in death by her husband William Boyd; parents, Leroy Sr. and Mae Ella Hood; sisters, Wilma (Willie) Reid and Mary (Willie) Monteith; brothers, Leroy Hood, Jr. and Issac Dixon.
Dorothy leaves to mourn her passing, a loving daughter, Gwendolyn (James) Mack; eight stepchildren including, Charlayne (Jesse) Harris and Doretha (Johnny) Campbell; grandchildren, Sierra (David) Mclean, Jasmine Cureton, Dominique Mack, Andre (April) Mack, William Cureton, Jarrad Mack, Jakhovia (Angel) Boyd, Shakeeka Moore and Lavonnda Boyd; one sister, Sharon Dixon; nieces, Nina Stywall and Casandra Hood; nephews, Lamont Hood and Fredrick Hood; one sister-in-law, Mary Boyd; and a host of other relatives and friends.