Boyd Armond Bergeson of Nixa, Missouri passed away on Sunday, January 11, 2009. Formerly of Orlando, Florida, Boyd had been a resident of Nixa since 1993. He was a professional jazz musician performing at Disney World and the Church Street Station in Orlando and he was a Navy veteran. Boyd was preceded in death by his parents, Boyd, Sr. and Evelyn Lilliman Bergeson and one sister Katherine DeVrieze. Survivors include: his wife, Marianne; one son Mitchell Bergeson and his wife Dorothy, Bettendorf, Iowa, three daughters, Michelle Anne Wilford, Ozark, Mo., Molly Kathleen Piveral and husband Randy, Ocoee, Fla. and Melanie Marie Bergeson, Orlando, Fla.

NOTE: I do not where he was born on spent most of his life but this site will not let me save the tribute without putting in a STATE.

The photos below are from Boyd's days as banjo player extraordinaire at Rosie O'Grady's Good Time Emporium at Church Street Station. Our family first visited Rosie O'Grady's in 1974 - the year it opened - and we kept coming back. It was regulars like Boyd Bergeson, Don Lord, Warren Sauer and Ruth Crews who kept us coming back. The T-shirt Boyd is wearing in the B & W photo from the Dixie Direct album is one of my favorites. Boyd is on the far right in this image of my personal T-shirt.

This quote about Boyd is from Church Street Station press release circa 1985:
A versatile and exciting musician, banjo artist Boyd Bergeson learned his trade in Rock Island and Chicago, Illinois. After serving time in the Navy, he performed as a bassman with the Dixie Lads. He worked at Walt Disney World for five years in the Jazz Trio. Bergeson is not only a member of the Good Time Jazz Band, but also plays the guitar and drums and is a supplier of interesting arrangements and materials.

More photos, info and audio files are available at OrlandoMemory.info Search for "Good Time Jazz Band".
Our family loved watching Boyd play and listening to his music at Rosie O'Gradys Goodtime Jazz Band at Church Street Station.