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January 23rd, 2011 3:59 PM
Byrd, Bill
Former City Manager For Krystal Corporation
posted January 23, 2011

Bill Byrd, 94, of Chattanooga, died on Friday, Jan. 21, 2011, after a short illness.

A native of Bruceton, Tn., he moved to Chattanooga at an early age and was retired from the Krystal Corporation as the Chattanooga City Manager.

He was a Veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army and was a member of Red Bank Presbyterian Church. He was also a member of the Half Century Club and had been a resident of the Hickory Valley Retirement Community for the past five years.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 70 years, LaVada.

Survivors include a daughter, Dorothy Elizabeth Berry, Maryville, Tn.; two sons, William Edward Byrd and Robert Reed Byrd, both of Chattanooga; five grandchildren, Marie Howard and Beverly Walden, of Chattanooga, Bryan Byrd, Dalton, Ga., Mike Berry and Tony Berry, both of Maryville, Tn.; and special friends, Brenda Russell, Columbia, S.C. and Sandy Guffey, Chattanooga, as well as all the staff and residents of Hickory Valley Retirement Community.

Graveside services were held at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 23, in Greenwood Cemetery with the Rev. Billy Dean officiating.

There will be no visitation at the funeral home.

Please share your thoughts and memories online at chattanoogaeastchapel.com.

Posted by Bob Johnson on January 23rd, 2011 3:59 PMPost a Comment (1)

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