Born in 1916 in Hartman, Arkansas, Boyer attended a two-story school which went to eighth grade, fished in a nearby stream, and earned money from the age of six selling newspapers. Harold lived through the Great Depression and completing his high school and college education. He graduated from University of Oklahoma medical school. After serving in World War II and the Korean War, he settled in Las Vegas. He opened his own dermatology clinic before opening Las Vegas Skin and Cancer Clinic with Dr. Lucius Blanchard.
Judith was born January 9, 1926 in Santa Monica, California. She graduated from University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California with a degree in Business and moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1948. Judith worked for Bonanza Airlines as a stewardess, later marrying Karsten T. Bronken (1921-1990). After Karsten's passing, Judith later remarried Dr. Harold Boyer, a long-time dermatologist in Las Vegas, on March 10, 1995.