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Subject: [ALBUTLER] Rev. J. B. BYRD
Date: 22 Dec 2001 21:08:52 -0700

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Surnames: Byrd, Andrews, Marley, Murphy, Rogers, Godwin, Cook, Baggett, Eiland, Joyner
Classification: Obituary

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REV. J. B. BYRD PASSES SUDDENLY
Beloved Citizen of Georgiana Ill Only Few Hours; Shock Is Great
One of the greatest shocks this section has received in a number of years came Wednesday afternoon, when Rev. J.B. Byrd, beloved Baptist minister, passed suddenly about 3:00 o'clock, following an illness of only a few hours.
Numbering his friends by his acquaintances, and they were thousands, the Rev. Mr. Byrd was one of the best-known men in this section. Licensed to preach and ordained to the ministry at the turn of the century, he had spent some forty years in carrying the gospel of Christ into the country districts. He was indeed active in the affairs of his denomination and during his 18 years of residence at Georgiana, he had taken the forefront in civic and religious undertakings.
Born near Ozark, Dale County, Alabama on August 29, 1876, the son of Alexander Calon and Martha Andrews Byrd, the Rev. Mr. Byrd was a descendant of the pioneer citizens of Southeast Alabama. At the age of 64 he still was one of the most active men of the town, and age had left but few marks, for he possessed the vitality of a man much younger.
In September, 1900, he was married to Miss Sewanee Elizabeth Marley, of Barbour County, who survives him. Other survivors include two daughters, Mrs. J. A. Murphy, Garland, Ala., and Mrs. Millard Rogers, Fort Deposit, Ala.; three sons, Jesse, Arlin, and Oscar Byrd, all of Greenville, Ala.; two sisters, Miss Vicky Byrd, of Enterprise, Ala., and Mrs. W. A. Godwin, Dadeville, Ala. two brothers, R. P. Byrd, Greenville, Fla., and C. T. Byrd, Enterprise, Ala.; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren, and many other relatives and friends.
Funeral services were held at the Georgiana Baptist Church this (Thursday) afternoon, at 2:00, with the Rev. Montague Cook, pastor of the Southside Baptist Church, Montgomery, officiating, assisted by the Rev. Jennings Baggett, the Rev. D. W. Eiland, and the Rev. J. W. Joyner, of Georgiana. Interment was in the family lot at Oakwood Cemetery, with Johnson Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Truly can it be said that "the Preacher," as he was affectionately known, wrote a lasting epitaph by the life he lived. Mere words cannot express the full extent in which he gave of his friendship and aid to all, from the lowly and down-trodden to the highest in society. Their sorrows were his sorrows, and their joys brought him happiness as well. Society, as a whole, has lost a true friend; his family has lost a loving and devoted husband and father, and the town will deeply mourn the passing of one of its best citizens.

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