[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 82 (Monday, June 22, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1192]
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             HONORING THE MEMORY OF REVEREND BOYD R. KIFER

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                           HON. STEPHEN HORN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 22, 1998

  Mr. HORN. Mr. Speaker, my community is mourning the loss of one of 
its most active and involved citizens, Reverend Boyd R. Kifer. Boyd 
Kifer was born on December 13, 1925, in Muskogee, Oklahoma. As a child 
in Muskogee, he and his family were active in the Church of the 
Nazarene, which he was to serve for the greater part of his life. His 
father taught him the brick-laying trade, and he used this skill in the 
building of several churches in the years to come.
  After graduation from what is now Southern Nazarene University, Rev. 
Kifer began his ministerial career in Pawnee, Oklahoma. Desiring 
further education, he moved his family to Kansas City, Missouri, to 
attend the Nazarene Theological Seminary, where he graduated in 1958. 
Rev. Kifer had a remarkable pastoral career. He served congregations in 
California for twenty years. In 1978 he embarked on two careers, 
continuing his ministry as interim pastor throughout southern 
California. He touched thousands of people, ministering to over eighty 
congregations during times of transition.
  The second career Rev. Kifer embarked upon was as administrator of 
the congressional office of United States Congressman Glenn R. 
Anderson. It was in this capacity that I knew him and valued his 
positive impact on everyone he met. He served as an effective liaison 
between Congressman Anderson and the constituents and community leaders 
in the district. He was a familiar and respected figure at every public 
event in Long Beach. After the Congressman's retirement, Boyd continued 
to serve the Anderson family with joy and dedication.
  His experience in the church and in the community prepared him to 
enjoy people. Boyd was compassionate, concerned, helpful, and humorous. 
Boyd will be greatly missed in our community. He is survived by two 
daughters, Kristie Kifer and Mindy Pengilly, both of northern 
California; two sisters, Dorothy Sayes of Oklahoma and Neva Bozeman of 
Colorado, and one brother, Gene Kifer of Texas, and a multitude of 
friends.

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