Minnie Evelyn Byrd, age 84, of Elizabethton, died Monday, May 7, 2007 in the Northside Hospital following an extended illness. A native of Carter County, she was a daughter of the late Cecil Raymond and Amanda Nidiffer Hyder. Mrs. Byrd was retired from Levi Strauss. She was a member of Siam Baptist Church.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Arnold B. Lovelace; a granddaughter, Ronda M. Lovelace; four brothers, Verl, Burnett, Clay and Haskel Hyder; and a sister, Lillian Nidiffer.
She is survived by her husband, Ralph Byrd, of the home; a son and daughter-in-law, Rondal C. and Elizabeth Lovelace of Johnson City; a grandson, David Lovelace, and his wife, Karen, of Kingsport; two granddaughters, Rebecca Lovelace of Greer, SC and Rachel Lovelace-Worley and her husband, David, of Bluff City; three great-grandchildren, Ryan, Meghan, and Olivia Lovelace, all of Kingsport; two sisters, Lizzetta Pierce and Anna M. Singleton, both of Elizabethton; and two brothers, Jack Hyder of Elizabethton and Charles Hyder of John Day, OR. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Arnold B. Lovelace; a granddaughter, Ronda M. Lovelace; four brothers, Verl, Burnett, Clay and Haskel Hyder; and a sister, Lillian Nidiffer.
She is survived by her husband, Ralph Byrd, of the home; a son and daughter-in-law, Rondal C. and Elizabeth Lovelace of Johnson City; a grandson, David Lovelace, and his wife, Karen, of Kingsport; two granddaughters, Rebecca Lovelace of Greer, SC and Rachel Lovelace-Worley and her husband, David, of Bluff City; three great-grandchildren, Ryan, Meghan, and Olivia Lovelace, all of Kingsport; two sisters, Lizzetta Pierce and Anna M. Singleton, both of Elizabethton; and two brothers, Jack Hyder of Elizabethton and Charles Hyder of John Day, OR. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
Minnie Evelyn Byrd, age 84, of Elizabethton, died Monday, May 7, 2007 in the Northside Hospital following an extended illness. A native of Carter County, she was a daughter of the late Cecil Raymond and Amanda Nidiffer Hyder. Mrs. Byrd was retired from Levi Strauss. She was a member of Siam Baptist Church.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Arnold B. Lovelace; a granddaughter, Ronda M. Lovelace; four brothers, Verl, Burnett, Clay and Haskel Hyder; and a sister, Lillian Nidiffer.
She is survived by her husband, Ralph Byrd, of the home; a son and daughter-in-law, Rondal C. and Elizabeth Lovelace of Johnson City; a grandson, David Lovelace, and his wife, Karen, of Kingsport; two granddaughters, Rebecca Lovelace of Greer, SC and Rachel Lovelace-Worley and her husband, David, of Bluff City; three great-grandchildren, Ryan, Meghan, and Olivia Lovelace, all of Kingsport; two sisters, Lizzetta Pierce and Anna M. Singleton, both of Elizabethton; and two brothers, Jack Hyder of Elizabethton and Charles Hyder of John Day, OR. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Arnold B. Lovelace; a granddaughter, Ronda M. Lovelace; four brothers, Verl, Burnett, Clay and Haskel Hyder; and a sister, Lillian Nidiffer.
She is survived by her husband, Ralph Byrd, of the home; a son and daughter-in-law, Rondal C. and Elizabeth Lovelace of Johnson City; a grandson, David Lovelace, and his wife, Karen, of Kingsport; two granddaughters, Rebecca Lovelace of Greer, SC and Rachel Lovelace-Worley and her husband, David, of Bluff City; three great-grandchildren, Ryan, Meghan, and Olivia Lovelace, all of Kingsport; two sisters, Lizzetta Pierce and Anna M. Singleton, both of Elizabethton; and two brothers, Jack Hyder of Elizabethton and Charles Hyder of John Day, OR. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
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