He was born Sept. 30, 1918, in Forsyth County to the late X.T. Byers and Rachel Roper Byers. He had lived in Hall County since 1946. He was a locally renowned farmer. He was a member of Flat Creek Baptist Church. He also was preceded in death by his granddaughter, Alison Lynn Byers; sisters, Pearl Byers, Edna Gazaway and Dolly Darracott; and brothers, Hoyt Byers and Aaron Byers.
Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Ruby Fay Smith Byers; daughter and son-in-law, Marie and Harvey Hopper, Oakwood; sons and daughters-in-law, Anderson and Lucy Byers, Hoschton, Glenn and Judy Byers, and Randolph and Teri Byers, all of Gainesville, and Mark Byers, Los Angeles; brother and sister-in-law, W.H. and Eula Jean Byers, Gainesville; 12 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Ruby Fay Smith Byers; daughter and son-in-law, Marie and Harvey Hopper, Oakwood; sons and daughters-in-law, Anderson and Lucy Byers, Hoschton, Glenn and Judy Byers, and Randolph and Teri Byers, all of Gainesville, and Mark Byers, Los Angeles; brother and sister-in-law, W.H. and Eula Jean Byers, Gainesville; 12 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
He was born Sept. 30, 1918, in Forsyth County to the late X.T. Byers and Rachel Roper Byers. He had lived in Hall County since 1946. He was a locally renowned farmer. He was a member of Flat Creek Baptist Church. He also was preceded in death by his granddaughter, Alison Lynn Byers; sisters, Pearl Byers, Edna Gazaway and Dolly Darracott; and brothers, Hoyt Byers and Aaron Byers.
Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Ruby Fay Smith Byers; daughter and son-in-law, Marie and Harvey Hopper, Oakwood; sons and daughters-in-law, Anderson and Lucy Byers, Hoschton, Glenn and Judy Byers, and Randolph and Teri Byers, all of Gainesville, and Mark Byers, Los Angeles; brother and sister-in-law, W.H. and Eula Jean Byers, Gainesville; 12 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Ruby Fay Smith Byers; daughter and son-in-law, Marie and Harvey Hopper, Oakwood; sons and daughters-in-law, Anderson and Lucy Byers, Hoschton, Glenn and Judy Byers, and Randolph and Teri Byers, all of Gainesville, and Mark Byers, Los Angeles; brother and sister-in-law, W.H. and Eula Jean Byers, Gainesville; 12 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
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