Etheridge Byrd^[1]

1921 - 2014  (93 years)

• Name	Etheridge Byrd
  Born	11 Sep 1921
  Gender	Male
  Died	3 Oct 2014	Blount Memorial Hospital, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee   [2]
  Buried	6 Oct 2014	Grandview Cemetery, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee   [3]
  Person ID	I387472	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	11 Dec 2014

  
  

  Father	John Thomas Byrd,   d. Bef 3 Oct 2014
  Mother	Lillie Cross,   d. Bef 3 Oct 2014
  Family ID	F153208	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Sonia Ellis,   b. Abt 1927, Tennessee  (Age ~ 97 years)
  Married	1 Mar 1947	Scott County, Tennessee   [4]
  Children	+ 1. David Byrd
  Family ID	F153202	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Died - 3 Oct 2014 - Blount Memorial Hospital, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee Buried - 6 Oct 2014 - Grandview Cemetery, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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  [S86] McCammon-Ammons-Click Funeral Home, (http://www.mccammonammonsclick.com/), 7 Dec 2014. Loma Claudine Ferguson obituary [S86] McCammon-Ammons-Click Funeral Home, (http://www.mccammonammonsclick.com/), 3 Oct 2014. September 11, 1921 - October 3, 2014 Resided in Alcoa, TN Etheridge Byrd, age 93 of Alcoa, passed away Friday, October 3, 2014, at Blount Memorial Hospital. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Huntsville, TN. Mr. Byrd served with the U. S. Army during World War II, where he served in Sicily, Naples-Foggia, Southern France, Central Europe, Rome-Arno and Ardennes Rhineland. He was awarded the European African Middle Eastern Service Medal with 1 Silver Star and 2 Bronze Stars. He was one of 44 veterans honored in 2006 by French officials for his service in France during World War II. He was preceded in death by his parents, John Thomas Byrd and Lillie Cross Byrd; brother, Hurstle Byrd; sisters, Nell Davis (Clark) and Verlia Boyatt (Glenn). He is survived by his wife, Sonia Byrd; son and daughter-in-law, David Byrd and Rebecca Byrd; his beloved grandson, Christopher Byrd; and by many other dear relatives and friends. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Monday, October 6, 2014, at McCammon-Ammons-Click Funeral Home, 220 W. Broadway, Maryville, TN, with Rev. Freeman Tomlin officiating. The entombment, with Military Honors, will follow at Grandview Mausoleum. The family will receive friends from 1-2:00 p.m. Monday at McCammon-Ammons-Click Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Area 15 Special Olympics of Blount County, P. O. Box 789, Alcoa, TN 37701. McCammon-Ammons-Click Funeral Home, Maryville 982-6812 www.mccammonammonsclick.com [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 136889058). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: Sonia Ellis Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 01 Mar 1947 Event Place: Scott, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Spouse's Name: Etheridge Byrd Page: 20