SMITH COUNTY - FRIENDSHIP CEMETERY


Terry Lynn Byrd, formerly of Gladewater, passed away March 29, 2011, in Conroe, Texas, after a long illness with COPD. He was born July 12, 1956, in Gladewater, Texas.

Lynn graduated from Texas City High School in 1974. He attended Texas A&M University on a track scholarship. He was a high jumper. Lynn won first place in the state meet in 1974, and as a freshman at A&M, he won first place at the Southwest Conference meet. 

After graduating from Sam Houston State University, he worked 26 years and retired from Texas Eastman Chemical Plant in Longview, Texas. Lynn spent the last year of his life with his loving, supportive parents.
Lynn was preceded in death by his brother, Ben Marc Byrd; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Berryhill and Mr. and Mrs. D.L. Byrd; and uncles, Bill Berryhill and David Cline.

He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. B.L. Byrd; sister, Joy Collins and husband, Jerry Dodd Collins Jr.; nieces, Tiffany, Lauren and Kelsie Collins; aunts, Janette Cline and Barbara Berryhill; and many cousins.

Lynn was a loving son, brother and uncle, and he will be missed more than words can express.

Family visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Friday, April 1, 2011, at Croley Funeral Home in Gladewater. 

A graveside service will be 1 p.m. Saturday, April 2, 2011, at Friendship Cemetery. The cemetery is behind Friendship Baptist Church at 28805 CR 3107 in the Friendship community in Gladewater.

Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital , 1-800-873-6983, Tribute Account 28083784; Friendship Cemetery Association c/o Richard Rose, 22861 CR 3107, Gladewater, TX 75647; or to Family Life Missions, P.O. Box 928, Starkville, MS 39760-0928.

Published in Longview News-Journal on March 31, 2011