Joan Lee Neal Byrd's Obituary
Joan Lea Neal Byrd passed away January 16, 2017 to be with her Lord and Savior. Mrs. Byrd was born May 18, 1938 in Memphis, Tennessee. Mrs. Byrd is survived by her husband of 49 years, Jerry P. Byrd of Memphis and a son, Stephen Neal Byrd and daughter-in-law, Vinnie Pittman Byrd; a grandson, Stephen Byrd, Jr. and a great-granddaughter, Gracie Nicole Byrd. Mrs. Byrd was a member of Merton Avenue Baptist Church for 30 years before becoming a charter member of New Church Memphis. Services will be held at Memorial Park on Poplar Ave. Visitation will begin at 9:30 a.m. and the service will immediately follow at 11:30 a.m., Thursday, January 19. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Park Funeral Home and Cemetery, 5668 Poplar Ave., Memphis TN 38119. (901) 767-8930. “Celebrating Life….Behind the Stone Wall.”
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