Larry Byrd
September 29, 2021 at 9:07 p.m.
Larry Byrd
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On May 11, 1968 he married Carol Webb in Hartsville, Tennessee. Together they raised two daughters.
Gene attended Everton Southern Baptist Church in Connersville. He was a devoted Christian, who if he wasn't working, he was attending church and spending lots of time with his grandchildren.
Gene was enlisted in the Indiana National Guard for six years; after the National Guard he went to work at Perfect Circle in Richmond, retiring after 30 years.
After retirement, Gene and his wife raised tobacco from 1978 until 1999. They also ran a hay business called Byrd's Hay and Straw for 20 years. Gene would transport the hay he grew to the horse barns in Kentucky for the horses.
When Gene wasn't working you could often find him on the back of a horse. Most importantly he cherished his time spent with his family and grandchildren.
Gene will be greatly missed by his beloved wife of 53 years, Carol; daughters and son-in-laws, Lori and Rick Bolser and Maria and Richard Tipton; 5fivegrandchildren, Ryan (Vanessa) Bolser, Reed Bolser, Abbey (Raul) Leon, Anna Bolser and Dylan Tipton; a brand new great-grandchild, Lorenzo Leon; brothers, John (Jean) Byrd, Ed Byrd, Thomas (Connie) Byrd; sisters, Patricia Brewer, Kathy Miller and Cindy Rowe; a sister-in-law, Doris Byrd; and several nieces and nephews.
Along with his parents, Gene was preceded in death by brothers, Max Byrd and Joe Byrd; and an infant sister, Jaynie Ellen.
Visitation for Gene will be held on Saturday, October 2, 2021 from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Urban Winkler Liberty Funeral Home, 310 N. Main St. Liberty, Indiana 47353. The funeral service will begin at 1 p.m. at the funeral home with Pastor Dennis Riddick and Pastor Freddie Helton officiating. Burial will follow in Sims Cemetery.
To sign the online guestbook or to leave the family a personal message, visit www.urbanwinklerfuneralhome.com.
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On May 11, 1968 he married Carol Webb in Hartsville, Tennessee. Together they raised two daughters.
Gene attended Everton Southern Baptist Church in Connersville. He was a devoted Christian, who if he wasn't working, he was attending church and spending lots of time with his grandchildren.
Gene was enlisted in the Indiana National Guard for six years; after the National Guard he went to work at Perfect Circle in Richmond, retiring after 30 years.
After retirement, Gene and his wife raised tobacco from 1978 until 1999. They also ran a hay business called Byrd's Hay and Straw for 20 years. Gene would transport the hay he grew to the horse barns in Kentucky for the horses.
When Gene wasn't working you could often find him on the back of a horse. Most importantly he cherished his time spent with his family and grandchildren.
Gene will be greatly missed by his beloved wife of 53 years, Carol; daughters and son-in-laws, Lori and Rick Bolser and Maria and Richard Tipton; 5fivegrandchildren, Ryan (Vanessa) Bolser, Reed Bolser, Abbey (Raul) Leon, Anna Bolser and Dylan Tipton; a brand new great-grandchild, Lorenzo Leon; brothers, John (Jean) Byrd, Ed Byrd, Thomas (Connie) Byrd; sisters, Patricia Brewer, Kathy Miller and Cindy Rowe; a sister-in-law, Doris Byrd; and several nieces and nephews.
Along with his parents, Gene was preceded in death by brothers, Max Byrd and Joe Byrd; and an infant sister, Jaynie Ellen.
Visitation for Gene will be held on Saturday, October 2, 2021 from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Urban Winkler Liberty Funeral Home, 310 N. Main St. Liberty, Indiana 47353. The funeral service will begin at 1 p.m. at the funeral home with Pastor Dennis Riddick and Pastor Freddie Helton officiating. Burial will follow in Sims Cemetery.
To sign the online guestbook or to leave the family a personal message, visit www.urbanwinklerfuneralhome.com.
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