Obituaries:  M. V. "Red" Byrd, Sabine Parish       B-630
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Jan 25, 1995
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net


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M. V. "Red" Byrd

  Funeral services for M. V. "Red" Byrd, 79, were held at 2:30
p.m., at Rose-Neath Marshall Street Chapel.

  Monsignor William O'Hanlon of Holy Trinity officiated. Interment
was in Forest Park Cemetery, under the direction of Rose-Neath
Funeral Home.

  Mr. Byrd passed away Saturday, Jan. 21, 1995, in Shreveport,
following a brief illness.

  Mr. Byrd was a native of Florien, and a resident of Shreveport.
He was a retired office manager for Standard Plumbing Company; a
veteran of WWII, a member of the American Legion, Holy Rosary
Church, and the Progressive Men's Club.

  He is survived by his widow, Jo Ann Byrd, Sam and Judy Bayliss
of Houston; brothers, Carroll Byrd and Sullivan Byrd, both of
Many; grandchildren, Aelicia Bayliss of Houston, and Kyle Bayliss
of Boca Raton, Fla.

  Pallbearers were Harold Boogaerts, Joe Russo, Eddie Savannah,
James E. Bayliss, Andrew Wayne Jones, Richard Byrd, Gerald Byrd,
and Sam Francis Cicero.

  Honorary pallbearers were Dominic Messins Jr., David Byrd, Eddie
Savannah Jr., and Robert Savannah.