Margaret M. Boyd

Margaret Boyd ObituaryObituary published on Legacy.com by Cartmell-Davis Funeral & Cremation Service, Inc. - Main Office on Mar. 16, 2026.Margaret M. Boyd, age 78, of Plymouth, MA, and a long-time resident of her beloved Dorchester, MA, passed away on March 12 at South Shore Hospital after a long period of declining health. Her passing was quiet and peaceful, in the company of family.Born and raised in Dorchester, Margaret attended St. Mark School and graduated from Mt. Alvernia Academy in Newton, MA, in 1965. She pursued her undergraduate studies at Emmanuel College, graduating in 1969. She later earned her Master of Social Work degree at Boston College Graduate School of Social Work.Margaret enjoyed a long career in human services in a variety of private and public agencies. After college, she was a child care worker and supervisor at Walker Home and School in Needham, MA., where she met her future husband, Kevin Kennedy. Once she earned her MSW degree, she served as a Clinical Social Worker and Director at residential programs under the auspices of the Robert F. Kennedy Action Corps. Later, she served as a Clinical Social Worker at several private and public programs, including The Bennett North River Collaborative, VINFEN's Bennett School, and public schools in Milton, MA, and Millis, MA. Margaret's service to her numerous child, adolescent and family clients was exemplified by selfless attention to their needs and a refined ability to relate in an authentic manner to persons with wide ranging mental health and special educational needs.In her more active years, Margaret enjoyed both skiing and golfing in a women's group, and in later years was an avid gardener and was proud of daily four-mile walks and strolls with Nathan and with dogs Jessie, Rusty and Traveler at Cedar Grove Cemetery in Dorchester. She loved politics and thrived discussing current events.Margaret leaves a host of family members who loved her very much and who are relieved she is now free of the suffering she endured for many months. They treasure the many years they enjoyed her plain spoken, spontaneous, personality and sometimes irreverent humor, her funny ways and her interest in the circumstances of their lives. Family members include her husband of forty-four years, Kevin Kennedy of Plymouth, MA, sons Gregory Boyd Kennedy and his partner Jazzlyn Rutel of Fishers, IN, and Christopher Boyd Kennedy of Plymouth and his partner Maria Emmons. They also include brothers Brendan Boyd of Dorchester and Thomas Boyd and his wife Jan of Riverside, RI, sister-in-law Kathleen Bonanno and her husband Thomas of Virginia Beach, VA, and brothers-in-law Thomas Kennedy and his wife Dana of Southbury, CT, and Stephen Kennedy and his partner Daniel Mejia of Oxford, MA. Special to Margaret was her grandson, Nathan Brown and his mother, Susan Brown of Hanover, MA. Among Margaret's biggest fans were her nieces and nephews Meghan Foster and her husband Brian of Barrington, RI, Matthew Boyd and his wife Aili of Barrington, Casey Boyd and his wife Jese of Los Angeles, CA, Colleen Osborne and her husband Andrew of Monroe, CT, TJ Bonanno and his wife Amy of Virginia Beach and Shea Bonanno and his wife Kimmy of Virginia Beach. And in recent years, Margaret enjoyed hearing the exploits of her grand nieces and grand nephews Wyatt, Hattie and Lily Boyd of Barrington, Jack and Georgia Foster of Barrington, Louise Boyd of Los Angeles, Justice Bonanno of Virginia Beach and Charlotte Bonanno of Virginia Beach, and Lydia and Liam Osborne of Monroe, CT.Margaret was predeceased by her parents, Joseph C. And Patricia J. Boyd and her in-laws, James F. and Lydia A. Kennedy, and brother-in-law James Kennedy III.Services for Margaret will be private and will include interment of her remains at Cedar Grove Cemetery.To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.