Boyd Ellis Cloward was born Dec. 15, 1943, to Boyd E. Cloward and Oma Orton Cloward in Salt Lake City.
The Cloward family moved to Rangely when Boyd was about three years old and he had lived here ever since.
He attended Rangely schools, graduating in 1961. He worked various pipeline jobs until he went to work for Rio Blanco County road and bridge in 1969. He worked there as a heavy equipment operator until…


