Gerald Mack Byrd

1923 - 2008  (84 years)

• Name	Gerald Mack Byrd
  Born	26 Dec 1923	Knox, Indiana
  Gender	Male
  Died	16 Apr 2008	Vanderburgh, Indiana
  Person ID	I25748	Yatesville History & Genealogy
  Last Modified	16 Oct 2016

  
  

  Father	Douglas Newton Byrd,   b. 9 Nov 1887, Crawford, Indiana ,   d. 28 Nov 1928, Outwood, Christian, Kentucky  (Age 41 years)
  Mother	Alice Grace McElroy,   b. 19 Mar 1888, Scotland, Indiana ,   d. 18 Dec 1978, Wheatland, Knox, Indiana  (Age 90 years)
  Married	8 Aug 1917	Knox, Indiana
  Family ID	F2037	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Gerald M Byrd Birth: Dec. 26, 1923 Bicknell Knox County Indiana, USA Death: Apr. 16, 2008 Evansville Vanderburgh County Indiana, USA Gerald M. Byrd, age 84 of Washington passed away on Wednesday morning at Select Specialty Hospital in Evansville. He was born on December 26, 1923 in Bicknell to Douglas Newton and Alice Grace (McElroy) Byrd. He graduated from Wheatland High School in 1941 and later from Butler University. He was a U.S. Army Veteran of World War II where he received a Bronze Star. He was retired from Thorne Apple Valley. He is survived by one daughter Candace Slepica of Washington.; one grandson and his wife, Merrill and Amanda Slepica of Ramstein Air Force Base in Germany; one great grandson, Thaddeus Lee Slepica also of Germany; two sisters, Mary K. Carey of Wheatland and Doris Neukam of Washington; and one brother Bill Byrd of Crown Point, Indiana. He is preceded in death by his wife, Ann (Burns) Byrd, whom he married September 2, 1950 and she died February 1, 2006, and one sister, Wanda Rasner. Funeral services will be held on Saturday at 11:00 AM at Ed Lee Mortuary with Pastor Gene Rasner officiating. Burial will follow in Wheatland Cemetery with military graveside rites by the Washington American Legion and VFW. Visitation will be on Friday from 4 to 8 PM at Ed Lee Mortuary. Condolences may be sent online at www.edleemortuary.com. Family links: Parents: Douglas Newton Byrd (1887 - 1928) Alice Grace McElroy Byrd (1888 - 1978) Spouse: Ann E Burns Byrd (1922 - 2006) Burial: Wheatland Cemetery Wheatland Knox County Indiana, USA Created by: Russ Nixon Record added: Nov 20, 2013 Find A Grave Memorial# 120591437