- Date Of Birth: February 16, 1934
- Date Of Death: August 24, 2011
- State: North Carolina
BYRDDURHAM Mr. Billy Sherman Byrd, 77, of 927 Junction Road, died peacefully at home on Wednesday, August 24, . Byrd was a native and lifelong resident of Durham, the son of the late William Chester Byrd and Sally Ivey Byrd. He served in the N.C. National Guard from 1952 to 1992 and Desert Storm. He was made Honorary Sheriff in 2006. He was a member of the American Legion Post 7 and a member of the Lighthouse Church of God. He was a devoted Christian and humanitarian, a loving husband, father and grandfather. He is survived by his wife of 54 years Annie Lorae Byrd, daughters, Teresa McCabe and husband, Don of New York, Pamela Andrews and husband, Mike of Durham and Marlene Brown and husband, Doug of Durham; grandchildren, Brett Andrews, (Brittney Hardiman), Donald McCabe III, Kelsey McCabe, Joshua Brown and Savannah McCabe and sisters, Gloria Jean Jeffries and Mary Ann Boone. He was preceded in death by his siblings, Betty Lou Byrd, William Byrd and nephew, James Lamar Byrd.
