Obituaries:  Joseph W. Byrd, Sabine Parish       B-630
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., May 25, 1978
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net


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Joseph W. Byrd

  Joseph W. Byrd, 85, of Many, died in Many Hospital on Wednesday,
May 17, at 5:30 a.m., following an extended illness.

  Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Ada M. McMillan Byrd of Many;
three sons, M. V. Byrd of Many, and C. W. Byrd of Murphysburg,
West Virginia; five sisters, Mrs. Rollie Patrick, Mrs. E. C.
Ross, and Mrs. Floyd Alford, all of Many. Mrs. Ruth Enis of
Bossier City, and Mrs. Emma Oxley of Shreveport; 7 grandchildren,
and 4 great grandchildren.

  Funeral services were held on Friday, May 19, at 3 p.m., in the
Mt. Carmel Baptist Church. The Rev. Earl Marr, and the Rev.
Truman Leach officiated. Burial was in the Mt. Carmel Cemetery,
under the direction of the Warren Meadows Funeral Home.