Born in Scuffletown, GA on Apr. 23, 1922
Departed on Nov. 4, 2008 and resided in Waycross, GA
Service: Friday, Nov. 7, 2008
Cemetery: Greenlawn Cemetery
Mr. Gnardy Emmett Byrd, 86, died Tuesday evening (November 4, 2008) at Satilla Regional Medical Center after an extended illness.
He was a native of Scuffletown, but he has lived most of his life in Ware County. He was employed as an automotive mechanic most of his life for various employers including the Ford Dealearship in Waycross. He was also a member of Seventh-Day Adventist Church.
He is the son of the late James Emmett Byrd and Mary Viola Norton Byrd. He is also preceded in death by his first wife, Alyce Hodges Staley Byrd; his second wife, Anne Morris Strickland Corbitt; and his daughter, Juanita Jacqueline Byrd Henderson.
Survivors include three daughters, Mary Jo Johns of Chuluota, FL, Sandra Anne Byrd Queen of Atlanta, and Lolita Lillian Crews of Waycross; 14 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren.
A graveside service will be held 2 p.m. Friday (November 7, 2008) at Greenlawn Cemetery.
Music Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Sympathy may be expressed by signing the online registry at www.musicfuneralhome.com.
Born in Scuffletown, GA on Apr. 23, 1922
Departed on Nov. 4, 2008 and resided in Waycross, GA
Service: Friday, Nov. 7, 2008
Cemetery: Greenlawn Cemetery
Mr. Gnardy Emmett Byrd, 86, died Tuesday evening (November 4, 2008) at Satilla Regional Medical Center after an extended illness.
He was a native of Scuffletown, but he has lived most of his life in Ware County. He was employed as an automotive mechanic most of his life for various employers including the Ford Dealearship in Waycross. He was also a member of Seventh-Day Adventist Church.
He is the son of the late James Emmett Byrd and Mary Viola Norton Byrd. He is also preceded in death by his first wife, Alyce Hodges Staley Byrd; his second wife, Anne Morris Strickland Corbitt; and his daughter, Juanita Jacqueline Byrd Henderson.
Survivors include three daughters, Mary Jo Johns of Chuluota, FL, Sandra Anne Byrd Queen of Atlanta, and Lolita Lillian Crews of Waycross; 14 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren.
A graveside service will be held 2 p.m. Friday (November 7, 2008) at Greenlawn Cemetery.
Music Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Sympathy may be expressed by signing the online registry at www.musicfuneralhome.com.
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