Roanoke Times
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DATE: TUESDAY, February 5, 1991 TAG: 9102040384
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: B-2 EDITION: METRO
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DATELINE: MONETA LENGTH: Short
William Alfred Byrd, age 78 of Route 1, passed away Monday, February 4, 1991 in the Bedford County Memorial Hospital. He was born January 23, 1913 in Franklin County, a son of the late Vinson Oliver Byrd and Minnie Robertson Byrd. He was a retired employee of Lane Company, and was a member of the Radford Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Berdie Tuck Byrd; one son and daughter-in-law, Roger Alfred and Margie E. Byrd, Roanoke; three sisters, Miss Elsie Byrd, Roanoke; Mrs. Essie Kidd, Mrs. Mary Ethel Adams, both of Martinsville; four brothers, Benny Byrd, Bill Byrd, Davis Byrd, and Otha Byrd, all of Martinsville; three grandchildren, Troy Byrd, Tami Byrd, and Christi Byrd. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, February 6, 1991 at 3:00 p.m. from the Radford Baptist Church by the Rev. Jim Carroll. Interment will be in the Byrd Family Cemetery. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the Updike Funeral Home, Bedford.
by CNB