Claude William Byrd^[1]

Abt 1920 - 2005  (~ 85 years)

• Name	Claude William Byrd
  Born	Abt 1920
  Gender	Male
  Died	17 Aug 2005  [2]
  Person ID	I173349	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	James Gaylon Byrd,   b. 11 Jun 1882, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 17 Jun 1958  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Lula Jane Allen,   b. 6 Jun 1887, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 6 Apr 1963  (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F33795	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Geneva E. DeFreece,   b. 24 Jun 1917, Tennessee ,   d. 9 Jan 1986  (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F70073	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth White
  Family ID	F70074	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S73] Rawlings Funeral Home, Book 2, 17 Jun 1958. James Gaylon Byrd obituary [S26] Berry Funeral Home, (www.berryfuneralhome.com), 17 Aug 2005. Byrd, Claude William –age 85, of Knoxville, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, August 17, 2005. He was a member of Kodak United Methodist Church, of the Roosevelt Lodge 510 F&AM in Michigan, and Kerbela Shrine Temple in Knoxville. Mr. Byrd retired from General Motors after 31 years of service as a pipe fitter. Preceded in death by parents, James Galyon and Jane Allen Byrd; first wife, Geneva DeFreece Byrd; second wife, Elizabeth White Byrd; brother, Johnny Byrd; sisters, Ada Swaggerty, Mae Franklin, Cena Layman and Nova Etherton. Survivors He is survived by sister-in-law, Ruby Monehun; brother-in-law, Lawrence DeFreece, both of Kingsport; loving and devoted niece, Sylvia Hollifield of Knoxville; step-daughters, Joan and husband, Jim Singleton of Knoxville, Kathy and husband, Danny Herrell of Florida; several nieces and nephews. Service Funeral service will be held 10 AM on Saturday, Berry Funeral Home Chapel, Chaplain Phil Groos officiating. Family and friends will meet at Oak Hill Cemetery in Kingsport on Saturday for 2 PM interment services. Pallbearers will be nephews. The family will receive friends from 6-8 PM on Friday at Berry Funeral Home, Chapman Highway.