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John Clarence Byrum Jr.

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John Clarence Byrum Jr.

Birth
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
Death
17 Feb 2018 (aged 81)
Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Black Mountain, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA GPS-Latitude: 35.6100778, Longitude: -82.354775
Plot
SECTION 6B  SITE 94
Memorial ID
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John Clarence Byrum, Jr., 81, of Candler, died on Saturday, February 17, 2018, at the Charles George VA Medical Center following a period of declining health over the past several years.

A native of Mecklenburg Co., NC, John was a son of the late John, Sr., and Martha Wilson Byrum. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Eugene and Bob Byrum.

Mr. Byrum served his country for four years in the U.S. Air Force. He then worked as a manufacturers rep for rental equipment for several years before operating his own rental business in Canton, NC.

Mr. Byrum is survived by his wife of 32 years, Linda Leaman Byrum; daughters, Sherri Jones and husband Lee, of St. Augustine, FL, and Karen Summers and husband Allen, of Greenville, SC; grandchildren, Kaylee Jones, of Atlanta, GA, Matt Jones, of St. Augustine, FL, and Josef, Katherine and Alison Summers, all of Greenville, SC.

Details for a memorial service will be announced at a later date.

Groce Funeral Home
John Clarence Byrum, Jr., 81, of Candler, died on Saturday, February 17, 2018, at the Charles George VA Medical Center following a period of declining health over the past several years.

A native of Mecklenburg Co., NC, John was a son of the late John, Sr., and Martha Wilson Byrum. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Eugene and Bob Byrum.

Mr. Byrum served his country for four years in the U.S. Air Force. He then worked as a manufacturers rep for rental equipment for several years before operating his own rental business in Canton, NC.

Mr. Byrum is survived by his wife of 32 years, Linda Leaman Byrum; daughters, Sherri Jones and husband Lee, of St. Augustine, FL, and Karen Summers and husband Allen, of Greenville, SC; grandchildren, Kaylee Jones, of Atlanta, GA, Matt Jones, of St. Augustine, FL, and Josef, Katherine and Alison Summers, all of Greenville, SC.

Details for a memorial service will be announced at a later date.

Groce Funeral Home

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  • Created by: Tami Glock
  • Added: Dec 23, 2018
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/195529640/john_clarence-byrum: accessed ), memorial page for John Clarence Byrum Jr. (9 May 1936–17 Feb 2018), Find a Grave Memorial ID 195529640, citing Western Carolina State Veterans Cemetery, Black Mountain, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Tami Glock (contributor 46872676).