Obituary Record
Byrd, Charles - June 24, 1998
Charles Morris Byrd Sr., 63, of the Benville community, died Wednesday, June 24, 1998, in Picayune.
Mr. Byrd was a native of Pearl River County and was a machinist for Boeing. He was a member of Flat Top Unity Baptist church and he was a retired U. S. Navy veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Joyce Welch Byrd of Benville, two sons, Charles Morris Byrd Jr. of Picayune and Joshua Adam Byrd of Benville; two brothers, Tommy Byrd of Huntsville, Ala., and Billy Byrd of the Pine Grove community, two sisters, Dot Gill of Sants Fee, N.M., and Hazel Crowder of the Pine Grove community, and a stepgrandson.
Visitation was Saturday evening at Picayune Funeral Home and will continue today, 11 a.m. until service time. Burial will be in Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Picayune.
Picayune Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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