James Allen Byrd

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Mr. James Allen Byrd, 33, of Marked Tree, died of heart failure Saturday, March 26, 2011, in Marked Tree. Born March 9, 1978, in St. Louis, he was a carpenter and a member of First Baptist Church of Tyronza.

Mr. Byrd leaves his parents, Larry and Joan Byrd of St. Charles and Jimmy and Gay Cline of Marked Tree;

Two sisters, Lisa Byrd of Marked Tree and Sarah Byrd of St. Charles;

Two brothers, Larry J. Byrd and Brian Byrd of Tyronza; and

One step-brother, Tommy Kaesther of North Carolina.

The family will receive visitors from 12-2 p.m. Wednesday at the First Baptist Church in Tyronza. Funeral services, officiated by Bro. Larry Deaton, will be held at the church at 2 p.m. Wednesday.