Obituaries:  Hunter Byrd, Sabine Parish       B-630
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Jun 27, 1974
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net


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Hunter Byrd

  Hunter Byrd, 80, of Florien, died on Saturday, June 22, at 5
a.m., following a short illness.

  Byrd is survived by his widow, Mrs. Gussie Byrd of Florien,
three sons, Lincoln Byrd of Port Neches, Tex.; Neely Howard Byrd
of Groves, Tex., and Harold Byrd, Jr. of Port Arthur, Tex.; one
daughter, Mrs. Lucille Byrd Magart of Shreveport; a brother
Willie Byrd of Hornbeck; three sisters, Mrs. Estelle Ridgeway of
Hornbeck, Mrs. Blanche Evans of Florien, and Mrs. Vennie Johnson
of Port Arthur, 9 grandchildren, and 2 great grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church on
Sunday, June 23, at 4 p.m., with the Rev. Wilton Anthony, the
Rev. Johnny Rhodes, and the Rev. Roy Clark officiating.

  Burial was in the Old Pleasant Hill Cemetery, under the
direction of the Warren Meadows Funeral Home.

  Pallbearers were Nelly Byrd, Davic Magart, Jerald Byrd, Glen
Byrd, Teddy Byrd, and Donald Byrd.