Obituaries: Ada Martha Byrd, Sabine Parish B-630 Source: Sabine Index, Many, La., Nov 19, 1981 Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck carlrad@earthlink.net ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** Ada Martha Byrd Funeral services for Mrs. Ada Martha Byrd of Florien, were held on Thursday, Nov. 12, at 10 a.m., in the Mt. Carmel Baptist Church. The Rev. Earl Marr officiated. Burial was in the church cemetery, under the direction of the Warren Meadows Funeral Home. Pallbearers were Richard Byrd, David Byrd, Bob Brown, Gerald Byrd, Benny Wayne Byrd, and Mike Byrd. Mrs. Byrd, the widow of the late Joseph W. Byrd of Florien, died at 10:50 p.m., on Monday, Nov. 9, at Heritage Manor Nursing Home in Many, following an extended illness. She was 89. Survivors include three sons, M. V. Byrd of Shreveport, Sullivan L. Byrd of Many, and Carroll W. Byrd of Martinsburg, West Virginia; nine grandchildren; six great grandchildren; and a host of nieces and nephews.