Edith M. WYATT

RICHMOND - Edith Mansfield Byrd Wyatt, 94, of Richmond, died Sunday, July 4, 2010. Born in Mineral, Va., on Sept. 24, 1915, she was the youngest of the 10 children of the late John George and Mary Elizabeth Mansfield. She was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Lionel W. Wyatt.
She is survived by her four children, Rebecca Moscoso and partner, Margaret Kilroy, Victoria Bunch and husband, Richard, Richard Wyatt and wife, Marcia, and Deborah Upton and husband, John; 11 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and many relatives.
Above all, Edith loved her family, her friends and her church. She and her husband were longtime active members of North Riverside Baptist in Newport News, and Zoar Baptist Church in Deltaville. In 2001, they moved to Lakewood Manor in Richmond, where they joined First Baptist and later Bon Air Baptist. With each move, they made lifelong friends. At Lakewood Manor, she was blessed with a caring staff and wonderful nurses and friends.
The family will receive friends at 10 a.m., July 7, 2010, at Bon Air Baptist Church, 2531 Buford Road, Richmond, with the funeral service following at 11 a.m. Interment will be at 3 p.m., at Glebe Landing Baptist Church Cemetery, Laneview, VA.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to VA Baptist Homes, Inc., Benevolence Fund, P.O. Box 191, Culpeper VA 22701. View and post condolences on our online guestbook at dailypress.com/guestbooks.