BYRD, A.C. - age 93, of South Knoxville, passed away Wednesday, August 7, 2013. He was an honest, hard working man with 15 years employment at Service Body Shop on St. Paul Street and 44 years at Service Body Shop on Blount Avenue. He was a member of Fort Hill Baptist Church and a longtime contributor to Shiners'. His hobbies included fishing, camping, and playing with his dog, Scottie. He was preceded in death by his wife, Edith LaVaughn Byrd; daughters, Carol Ann Byrd and Ruth Marie Allen; son, Hal Byrd; parents, George Trotter and Edith Jane Romines Byrd of Sevier County; sisters, Elsie McCarroll and Georgia Ann Crisp; and brothers, Hal Ernest and James Ray Byrd. Survivors: sons, Alan Craig and friend, Helen Hunley and Richard Steven Byrd; grandchildren, Stephanie Byrd, Colleen Garrett and husband, Paul, Andrew Byrd, and Leann Byrd; great grandchildren, Alexis Byrd and Abby Gumm; sisters, Wanda Faye Brinley and Margaret Louise Breeden. Funeral service 7:00 p.m., Saturday, in the Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home, Seymour, with Rev. Thomas Huskey and Rev. Duncan Carver officiating. Interment 2:00 p.m., Sunday, in Woodlawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends 5:00 - 7:00 p.m., Sunday, at Atchley Funeral Home, Seymour, 122 Peacock Ct., Seymour, TN, 37865 (865) 577-2807. www.atchleyfuneralhome.com
Published in Knoxville News Sentinel on August 9, 2013 -
Published in Knoxville News Sentinel on August 9, 2013 -
BYRD, A.C. - age 93, of South Knoxville, passed away Wednesday, August 7, 2013. He was an honest, hard working man with 15 years employment at Service Body Shop on St. Paul Street and 44 years at Service Body Shop on Blount Avenue. He was a member of Fort Hill Baptist Church and a longtime contributor to Shiners'. His hobbies included fishing, camping, and playing with his dog, Scottie. He was preceded in death by his wife, Edith LaVaughn Byrd; daughters, Carol Ann Byrd and Ruth Marie Allen; son, Hal Byrd; parents, George Trotter and Edith Jane Romines Byrd of Sevier County; sisters, Elsie McCarroll and Georgia Ann Crisp; and brothers, Hal Ernest and James Ray Byrd. Survivors: sons, Alan Craig and friend, Helen Hunley and Richard Steven Byrd; grandchildren, Stephanie Byrd, Colleen Garrett and husband, Paul, Andrew Byrd, and Leann Byrd; great grandchildren, Alexis Byrd and Abby Gumm; sisters, Wanda Faye Brinley and Margaret Louise Breeden. Funeral service 7:00 p.m., Saturday, in the Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home, Seymour, with Rev. Thomas Huskey and Rev. Duncan Carver officiating. Interment 2:00 p.m., Sunday, in Woodlawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends 5:00 - 7:00 p.m., Sunday, at Atchley Funeral Home, Seymour, 122 Peacock Ct., Seymour, TN, 37865 (865) 577-2807. www.atchleyfuneralhome.com
Published in Knoxville News Sentinel on August 9, 2013 -
Published in Knoxville News Sentinel on August 9, 2013 -
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