Sylvia was into sewing at an early age - here she is busy at work with mom's sewing machine. (I'm in the background & have no idea why I'm clutching my forehead!).
She married young - on October 6th 1973, to Douglas George Monds. They had 4 children in all, starting with twins Leah May and Tammy Lynn, then Donna Lee and finally Jared Allen.
Here's a photo of Sylvia with the twins shortly after their birth, and also in the photo is the twins great-grandmother on their dad's side.
However, Doug and Sylvia had some issues and separated. They get along better now than when they were married.
She lived common-law for several years with James Arthur (Art) Boyd and legally changed her name to Sylvia Boyd during this time. Art passed away due to illness on March 28th, 2000.
A little while later she met Gary Derksen (through the internet!) and currently lives common-law with Gary in Merritt.
Here is a recent photo taken at her son Jared's wedding.
From L to R: Leah, Jared, Tammy, Donna and Sylvia.
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