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BYRD, SAMUEL PERRY - age 82 of Oliver Springs, passed away December26, 2003 at the Roane Medical Center at Harriman. Mr. Byrd was a WorldWar II Veteran, he entered the Navy in 1941. He served in the SouthPacific where he was rated as Pharmacist Mate First Class. He washonorable discharged in September of 1945. He worked for the UnitedStates Postal Service where he retired. He was of the Baptist faith.Survivors include his wife, Dortha Owens Byrd of Oliver Springs; onedaughter, Barbara (Barbi) Cannon of Coalfield; one daughter in law,Nancy Byrd of Oak Ridge; grandchildren, Cindy Denise Byrd ofKnoxville, Perry Scott Cannon of Coalfield, Carey Beth Byrd of OakRidge; two great grandsons, Samuel Scott Cannon of Oliver Springs andJayden Kane Byrd of Oak Ridge. Preceded in death by his parents,Jerome and Dessie Jacks Byrd; sons,
Charles Perry Byrd, George Edger Byrd, James William (Buster) Byrd.Pallbearers for Mr. Byrd's service will be, Gary Lively, David Owens,Lance Owens, Kelby Rice, Andy Fadnek, Don Owens and Tom Poole.Honorary pallbearers will be Ray Tucker, Roy Tucker, J.W. Cross andJohn Cross. Visitation will be from 7-8 p.m. Saturday, December 27,2003 at the Oliver Springs Mortuary. Funeral service will be at 8 p.m.Saturday December 27, 2003 in the chapel of the Oliver SpringsMortuary with the Rev. Charlie Marlow officiating Interment will be at2 p.m. Sunday December 28, 2003 at the Davis Cemetery in Coalfield.Oliver Springs Mortuary will be handling the arrangements.

Birth:
per May McGlothin writings he was born 25 April 1926.

Samuel graduated from Coalfield High School in 1940. He volunteeredfor the Navy in 1942, serving on a submarine, assigned as a medic tothe Marines on Gaudal Canal, Guam, and Cook Island, of the CarolineIsland group. He was discharged in 1945.

He was a coal miner for 16 years and worked for the U.S. Postalservice for 21 years before retiring.

Dot and Perry Byrd did not own a car in the early 1960s and walkedfrom their home in Back Valley to Middle Creek Church where they weremembers. Judy Kesterson remembers often stopping to pick them up ontheir way home or to church, particularly in 1959-1961 time period.

Judy also remembers visiting their house in Back Valley when a childdied or was ill. She remembers that there was food on a table coveredby a table cloth and there were flies everywhere.

Samuel married Dorotha Jane Owens on 21 Mar 1945 in Saint Marys, Pottawatomie, Kansas, United States. Dorotha (daughter of John Steward Owens and Margaret Myrtle Long) was born on 18 Jul 1925 in Waterville, Marshall, Kansas, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Barbara married Larry Cannon [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Per May McGlothin, his name is James Samuel (Buster), not JamesWilliam.

Buster served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam and Germany. He has adaughter which is unknown at this time 2009.

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Charlie Byrd, as he was known to his friends, served in Vietnam.

In about 1975, Charlie was visiting his mother. Their neighbors, Judyand Gary Smith, were preparing the ground for a garden and Gary wasoperating a tiller in an area between the homes. Judy was behind thetwo houses. Andy Carter, then 3 1/2 years old, was sitting on theside of a ditch between the two houses. Andy was wearing a pair ofyellow Brogan Boots, splashing his feet in the shallow water of theditch and in a world of his own.

Judy went towards Andy to call him to come into the house and calledhim above the noise of the tiller. Andy didn't hear her. Judystarted to go closer to Andy when she suddenly saw a snake goingtowards the creek but between Judy and Andy. Juddy started to screamwhen she saw the second snake. It was about that time that Andy heardhis mother and got up to come to her. Judy by then was screaming atthe top of her lungs. Gary continued his tiller, unable to her herscreams. But Charlie Byrd heard her and came around the Byrd housetowards Judy. When Judy finally got out the words "snakes", Charliewent towards Andy and picked him up and brought him to Judy. Charlietracked down the snakes and declared them only Chicken Snakes. Judywas sure they were poisionus and would devour her little boy. Charliewas her hero on that day and forever after.

When Charlie died, several people called Judy and asked her to go toMiss Dot's house and be there when the message got to her of Charlie'ssuicide. Charlie had sent his best friend, Mike Carroll, with hisdaughter to his mother-in-law's house and when they returned, thedaughter ran in the house and found her father dead. Charlie and hiswife were on the verge of divorce, with Charlie's sister creating someof the problems according to community gossip. Others were at thehouse and Judy elected to stay home so as to NOT alert Miss Dot to aproblem.

Since then, Miss Dot has lost her oldest son and how has only herdaughter of her four children. 2009.

Charlie served in Vietnam.

Family/Spouse: Nancy Hyatt. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Perry married Valerie Michelle Hall [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]