Betty
Betty Byrd
d. December 6, 2018
Betty Jo Byrd, age 64, of Gulfport, passed away on Thursday, December 6, 2018.
Mrs. Byrd was born in Gulfport to Elmer R. and Vera Burkett Watts. She was a lifetime member of New Hope Baptist Church where she remained very active in the daily life of the church and in Act Teens as a youth in the church. Betty Jo was an amateur radio operator (KB5CSQ), and owned B & B Instrumentation Products, Inc. She was also a leader in the Southern Riders 4H Club.
She was preceded in death by her parents and grandparents.
She is survived by her loving husband of 47 years, Edward Lamar Byrd; children, Robert Edward Byrd and Stephen Lamar Byrd (Tracy); her grandchildren, Stephen L. Byrd, II, Hailey M. Byrd, Brandon L. Byrd, and Rebecca Reygaert; and her great granddaughter, Bella Grace Byrd.
A visitation will be held on Monday, December 10, 2018, at RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, 11280 Three Rivers Road, Gulfport, from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM. The funeral service will be held on Tuesday, December 11, 2018, in the funeral home chapel at 10:00 AM, with burial to follow at Coalville Cemetery, Biloxi.
Memorials may be made to New Hope Baptist Church, 17430 Landon Road, Gulfport, MS 39503.
An online obituary may be viewed and memories shared at www.riemannfamily.com
Mrs. Byrd was born in Gulfport to Elmer R. and Vera Burkett Watts. She was a lifetime member of New Hope Baptist Church where she remained very active in the daily life of the church and in Act Teens as a youth in the church. Betty Jo was an amateur radio operator (KB5CSQ), and owned B & B Instrumentation Products, Inc. She was also a leader in the Southern Riders 4H Club.
She was preceded in death by her parents and grandparents.
She is survived by her loving husband of 47 years, Edward Lamar Byrd; children, Robert Edward Byrd and Stephen Lamar Byrd (Tracy); her grandchildren, Stephen L. Byrd, II, Hailey M. Byrd, Brandon L. Byrd, and Rebecca Reygaert; and her great granddaughter, Bella Grace Byrd.
A visitation will be held on Monday, December 10, 2018, at RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, 11280 Three Rivers Road, Gulfport, from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM. The funeral service will be held on Tuesday, December 11, 2018, in the funeral home chapel at 10:00 AM, with burial to follow at Coalville Cemetery, Biloxi.
Memorials may be made to New Hope Baptist Church, 17430 Landon Road, Gulfport, MS 39503.
An online obituary may be viewed and memories shared at www.riemannfamily.com
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