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Geraldyne Downing Byrd

September 7, 1916 — April 6, 2010

Geraldyne Downing Byrd

BIG SANDY - Services for Geraldyne Downing Byrd, age 93 of Big Sandy, are scheduled for 2pm Saturday April 10 at Croley Funeral Home of Gilmer with Rev. Brenda Lucas officiating. Burial will be at Chilton Cemetery in Big Sandy. Born September 7, 1916 in Campbell, TX in Hunt County to EB and Willie Downing. She died on April 6, 2010 at her home in Big Sandy, TX. She graduated from Campbell High School and completed Business College in Dallas. She married Noble W. Byrd in 1950, moved to Venezuela and returned to Big Sandy in 1955. She was preceded in death by her husband Noble, five sisters and 3 brothers. She is survived by her children, Britt Byrd and Tamra Boykin, a son-in-law Sammy Boykin, her four grandchildren Jonathan and Courtney Boykin and Andrew and Neil Byrd, and sister-in-laws Dorotha Willis and Marjorie Byrd. Pallbearers will be James Poole, Donny Willis, Blake Willis, James Byrd, Johnny Lee Johnson and William Byrd. Honorary pallbearers are Gregg McDowell, Tim Lindenzweig, Mike Thomas, Joe Russell Byrd, Andrew Byrd, Neil Byrd and Jonathan Boykin. Family will receive friends from 6-8pm on Friday, April 9 at Croley Funeral Home in Gilmer.

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