Robert Byrd, 70, of Wilcox County died Monday, October 11, 2010, at Tift Regional Medical Center in Tifton.
Funeral services will be held 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, October 13, at Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Wilcox County with Rev. Ronny Griner officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7-9 Tuesday evening at the funeral home.
Mr. Byrd was born December 6, 1939 in Chase City, VA to the late Troy and Bonnie Ruth Jenkins Byrd. He lived in Ben Hill and Wilcox Counties most of his life. Mr. Byrd was a 1957 graduate of Young High School in Knoxville, TN. He served in the United States Air Force during the Korean War era. Mr. Byrd retired in 2000 from Delco. He was a member and Deacon of Anderson Memorial Baptist Church. He was a member of the American Legion, VFW, Joy Makers Club and the Good Sam RV Club.
Mr. Byrd is survived by his wife: Sun Cha “Sue” Byrd of Wilcox County; brothers: Harold Byrd of Okeechobee, FL and James Byrd of Sevierville, TN; sisters and brothers-in-law: Patricia & Larry Garrett of Sevierville, TN, Johnnie Ruth & Tom Kiker of Knoxville, TN, Judy & Bob Eubanks, Terry & Roger Hare and Renee & Joe Hazelief all of Okeechobee, FL as well as several nieces and nephews. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Alvin Byrd and a sister, Carolyn Graves.