THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Monday, January 9, 1995 TAG: 9501090024
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B4 EDITION: FINAL
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Dr. Phyllis Fulcher Byrd, of 8 Callaway Court, Lynchburg, died Friday, Jan. 6, 1995, in High Point Regional Hospital from injuries received in an auto accident.
She was preceded in death by her father, Frank P. Fulcher and her sister, Juanita Fulcher Crozier. Dr. Byrd was born Aug. 6, 1927, in Roanoke and is survived by her mother, Ola P. Fulcher; a sister and brother-in-law, Corinne F. and Edward St. George; a niece and her husband, Detria Crozier Shinn and Gary Shinn; a nephew and his wife, Tommie Crozier and Denise Crozier; also great-nieces and a great-nephew; and many devoted relatives and friends.
She graduated from Longwood College, B.S. degree; University of Virginia, M.Ed.; University of Sarasota, Ed.D. She taught at Woodrow Wilson High School for many years. She was assistant supervisor with the Virginia Department of Education in civil defense and later in adult education. During this time she gained national and international recognition for the development of the DIAL program (Teaching by telephone) for the Commonwealth of Virginia. Honors received include Who's Who in Virginia 1974, Kappa Delta Phi National Honor Society, National Register of Prominent Americans 1974, 1975, 1976 and 1977, ``Outstanding Leadership'' Salvation Army. Commendation for ``Outstanding Achievements and Contributions to Civil Defense'' and Phi Delta Kappa. Dr. Byrd had taught at Woodrow Wilson Junior High School in Roanoke. After her retirement she went on to become an entrepreneuer in business as a partner in Holiday Inn Central, Continental Hobby Center and many other real estate developments and investments. The family will receive friends and relatives at Oakey's South Chapel on Brambleton Ave., S.W. Roanoke, Va., on Monday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. The funeral service will be conducted on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 1995, at Oakey's South Chapel at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Doug Pillow and the Rev. Jim Tongue officiating. Interment will follow in Evergreen Burial Park.
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