1961
Eric
2022
Eric Byrd
July 12, 1961 — July 23, 2022
On Saturday, July 23, 2022, Eric Dylan Byrd, loving husband and father, passed away at the age of 61. He was born July 12, 1961, to Willie Ed Byrd and Eleanor Brown Byrd.
Eric graduated Class of '79 from Hickory High School He served in the U.S. Army. He received a Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry from Lenoir-Rhyne University. Eric went on to receive a Master's in Chemistry from Western Carolina University a short time later. He was employed for several years at Eli Lilly & Company in Indianapolis, IN. He was preceded in death by his father, Willie Ed Byrd, and his sister, Dietdra Monique Wilson. He is survived by his loving wife, Annie Byrd; his daughter, Amber Byrd; his mother, Eleanor Byrd; his nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins.
A graveside service will be held Saturday July 30, 2022, at Woodlawn Memorial Garden at 2:00 PM, officiated by Dr. Scott Frady. The Family will receive family and friends at the Celebration Center at Jenkins Funeral Home,4081 Startown Road, Newton, NC 28658, Friday, July 29, 2022, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM.
The Byrd Family has entrusted arrangements to Jenkins Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Newton 828-464-155
Eric graduated Class of '79 from Hickory High School He served in the U.S. Army. He received a Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry from Lenoir-Rhyne University. Eric went on to receive a Master's in Chemistry from Western Carolina University a short time later. He was employed for several years at Eli Lilly & Company in Indianapolis, IN. He was preceded in death by his father, Willie Ed Byrd, and his sister, Dietdra Monique Wilson. He is survived by his loving wife, Annie Byrd; his daughter, Amber Byrd; his mother, Eleanor Byrd; his nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins.
A graveside service will be held Saturday July 30, 2022, at Woodlawn Memorial Garden at 2:00 PM, officiated by Dr. Scott Frady. The Family will receive family and friends at the Celebration Center at Jenkins Funeral Home,4081 Startown Road, Newton, NC 28658, Friday, July 29, 2022, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM.
The Byrd Family has entrusted arrangements to Jenkins Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Newton 828-464-155
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