OBITUARY 
 
Nr. Barksdale Byrd wa s born tJ the late 
 
MRar~. kianndCMoursn.tyh; U?2lhorBeynrdc>e 
 
, 
 
April Miss 
 
. 
 
10, 
 
1901 
 
in 
 
At Grove lll. 
 
an B. 
 
early age, he joined the Church, later moving his 
 
Pmnenrc~h!ber 
 
ship to Horning Star M. B. Church where he 
 
ssuedrvdeednly.2ithfully until death struck him 
 
In 1922, te was married to Lillie Bell 
 
rlicks born; 
 
and two 
 
to this p receded 
 
union him 
 
insixc:~cthhi.l 
 
d 
 
ren 
 
were 
 
On Tuesday, August 31, l971 at 4:30 
 
p.m. He departed this life v0ry unuxpectly. 
 
He 1e a TDs ! o mourn , .his wife , i'1r s . Li 11 i e 
 
Byrd, Florence, Miss .; Gladys Dodds, Detr0it, 
 
Mfiivche.~chMilrd. reCnl,iftMorns. 
 
DCBayetrtcdrh,oiinHtg,osu~MsticCohnh.,i,cTa~getloxr.,asCI, lhMla.rr,sli.eMCrB.hyrJri.ds,tiCnO. eaBkylarndd, , 
 
Calif., two step-daughters, Sarah Kerseys 
 
Houston, Texas and Mrs. Gussie Howard, Los 
 
Angles, Calif.; twelve grandchildren; five 
 
great Irean 
 
grandchildreri :one Taylor, Jackson, M 
 
sister, iss.; one 
 
Mbrrso. the 
 
r~ 
 
John H. Walker, Florida and a host of nieces, 
 
nephews and other relatives 2nd friends . 
 
PROGRAH 
 
Process ion al 
Hymn Cho. 
Scripture and Prayer 
Selection Cho: 
Remarks 
 
"As a Neighbor:r Bro. Roosevelt Willian 
 
"As a Churc 1 .' ~ ~ ~-t z rrr Three Hinutes Obituary 
 
Bro. Hugh Spells Friend 
Patricia William 
 
Acknowledgements 
 
Solo 
 
Eulogy Viewing of Remains 
 
Rev. T. R. Oliphan 
 
Recessional 
 
The family wishes to thank their many friends for the kind expressions o : sympathy shown during these hours of sorrow.