Obituaries: Ethel Byrd, Sabine, Natchitoches Parish B-630 Source: Sabine Index, Many, La., Oct 30, 1980 Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck carlrad@earthlink.net ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** Ethel Byrd Funeral services for Mrs. Ethel Byrd of Ajax, were held on Sunday, Oct. 26, at 2 p.m. Mrs. Byrd, 77, died on Friday, Oct. 24, at Hanna Hospital in Coushatta. Mrs. Byrd is survived by her husband, Ancel Byrd, Ajax; three sons, Marian W. Byrd, Irving, Tex., Everett J. Byrd, Ajax, and John D. Byrd, Shreveport; four daughters, Bobbie J. Ratcliff, and Margaret Anderson, both of Shreveport; Barbara Denham, Bossier City; and Bea Harper, Houston, Tex.; one brother, Noel Beard, Coushatta; one sister, Myrtie Martin, Coushatta; 13 grandchildren, and 2 great grandchildren. Funeral services were held at Rockett-Nettles Funeral Home Chapel in Coushatta, with the Rev. Foster Jennings officiating. Burial followed in the Ajax Cemetery.