Tessie Belle Thomas Byrd of Waynesboro, TN was born October 9, 1927 in Lawrenceburg, TN, the daughter of the late J. J. and Ludy Truitt Thomas. She was united in marriage to Marshall Byrd, July 3, 1943 and he preceded her in death, March 23, 2002.
Mrs. Byrd, a Genesco retiree, was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Waynesboro, Tennessee and departed this life, Saturday, July 21, 2018 at Waynesboro Health and Rehab in Waynesboro, Tennessee at the age of 90 years, 9 months, 12 days.
She is survived by a son, Milton Byrd and wife, Teresa of Waynesboro, TN; daughters, Shirley Byrd Butler of Florence, AL and Sheila Byrd Glass of Waynesboro, TN; grandchildren, Kim Butler Liles, Jeff Butler, Amy Byrd Pitts and Sterling Glass; great-grandchildren, Butler and Lacey Liles, Carley, Jake and Luke Glass, Hannah Henderson and Reagan and Ryleigh Butler; great-great-grandchildren, Kylie Liles and Aria Reaves; sisters, Glenda Gallaher of Lawrenceburg, TN and Elnora Gallaher of Pulaski, TN; nieces and nephews.
In addition to her husband and parents, Mrs. Byrd was preceded in death by a brother, James Thomas and a sister, Maxine Alley.
Services will be Tuesday, July 24, 2018 at 1:00 PM at First United Methodist Church, Waynesboro, Tennessee, with Chris Blalock officiating. Burial will follow in Memorial Gardens, Waynesboro, Tennessee with Shackelford Funeral Directors, Wayne County, directing. Pallbearers will be Dwight Gallaher, David Gallaher, Sterling Glass, Butler Liles, Jeff Butler and Tommy Gobbell with Brent Gobbell, Terry Bradley and Richard Lacher as honorary pallbearers.
Visitation will be Monday, July 23, 2018 from 5 pm to 8 pm at Shackelford Funeral Directors, Waynesboro, TN. Her body will be placed in the church two hours before the service on Tuesday.