Margaret M. Byrd

Margaret M. Byrd, 69, of Roanoke, Va., went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, September 17, 2009. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ray and Lucy Byrd; brother, William Byrd; and sister, Betty Jo Jones. Miss Byrd was a school teacher for many years, retiring from Roanoke County Schools. She was a member of North Roanoke Baptist Church serving as teacher for the Ruth Sunday School Class and a member of the Lambda Chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa. Surviving are her sisters, Mary Marona and husband, John, of Etowah, N.C., Ruby Byrd, of Roanoke; brothers, Donald Byrd and wife, Delia Ann, of Saluda, N.C., Harry Byrd and wife, Geneva, of Horse Shoe, N.C., John Byrd, of Scottsdale, Ariz., David Byrd and wife, Brenda, of Horse Shoe, N.C.; sister-in-law, Jean Byrd, Camden, S.C.; numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces, greatnephews, and great-greatnieces and great-greatnephews. Funeral services will be conducted 1 p.m. Monday, September 21, 2009, at North Roanoke Baptist Church by Dr. Darryl Crim and the Rev. Don Summerville. Interment will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 4 to 8 p.m. on Sunday, September 20, 2009, at Simpson Funeral Home, 5160 Peters Creek Road, Roanoke, 540-366-0707.