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Graham Byrd Obituary
Archer - Buddy Byrd passed away after losing his two-week battle with COVID on November 12, 2020.
Buddy graduated from Buchholz High School and then served in the U.S. Air Force. He was married to Darline Magee in his early life and late wife Tracie McGraw. He worked at Energizer before becoming a long-distance truck driver. He was a member of Parker Road Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Juanita Boals and Roscoe Parker and paternal grandparents, Graham and Mildred Byrd. He was born at Alachua General Hospital December 29, 1959 to Clara Parker Redd (Allen) and Graham Buddy Byrd, Sr. (JoAnn). He is survived by his fiancé Carole Sears and his children, two daughters, Dawn Henderson of Panama City, FL and Grace Byrd of Archer, FL, a son Dylan Byrd of Pensacola, FL, and a stepson Sean Walko of Newberry, FL. He had 11 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. He is also survived by one sister, Donna Bobby, a half-sister Christine Callahan, and a half-brother Matthew Byrd, stepsister Barbara Moran (Bill) and stepbrother Terry Redd (Kim) and many nephews, nieces, and cousins.
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Dan Chamberlin
November 20, 2020
Rest in Peace.
Allen Thunder Redd
November 20, 2020
My cousin Graham B. (Buddy)Byrd He liked to play the drums in Buchholz High School and at home and growing up he was a cut up and goofy at times. Making the funnies of animal impressions from the farm. When we were raccoon hunting of all things. We would take turns trying to impersonate famous people goofing off on Grannies farm visiting on the weekends as teenagers do. We use to rake clams & rake oysters beds together in Palm Bay Florida on occasion after both serving in the service.
Later in Gainesville, we did restaurant work together for Western Sizzlin in between my construction jobs. He was more of a big brother then than a cousin. He was a great automatic transmission mechanic and spent a large amount of time helping my father Ellis make ends meet,after my father's work injury, they would fix cars and trucks at home for many years before truck driving full time. We spent little time in the past years because he was a truck driver, but we still talked once in a while. I will miss his witty sense of humor most of all.
Glenn
November 19, 2020
Rest in peace buddy there's a pleasure knowing you you will be miss ed
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