Roger Byrd (4-20-11) services 4-23-11

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Roger Byrd

Roger Byrd, 69, of Counce, died April 20, at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital in Jackson, Tenn.

He was born in Hardin County, the son of the late Harry Carroll and Minnie Jane Counce Byrd.

Mr. Byrd worked for 16 to 18 years for BEC Contractors for PCA in Counce. He was a member of the V.F.W. in California and the American Legion Post 0047.

Services were held on Saturday, April 23, at Shackelford Chapel in Savannah with Ray Newcombe officiating. Burial was in the Center Hill Cemetery at Counce.

He is survived by two sisters, Madlyn Alexander and Gloria Williams, both of Savannah; one brother, Joe Byrd of Memphis.

He was also preceded in death by one brother, Pat Harrison Byrd.