Dorothy Byrd Obituary

BYRD, Dorothy ROUND O Mrs. Dorothy Polk Byrd, 72, of 133 Glory Bound Lane, Round O, entered into eternal rest August 23, 2007, at the Trident Medical Center in Charleston following a brief illness. She was the widow of Mr. Stephen Darley S.D. Byrd, Sr., whom she had been married to for fifty-six years before his death in June, 2007. Funeral services will be held 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon, August 26, 2007, from The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Chapel, Walterboro. Interment will follow in Murray Cemetery, Grover. Mrs. Byrd was born June 6, 1935, in Colleton County and was a daughter of the late John Berry Polk and the late Lilly DuBoise Polk. She was a homemaker and was an active member of the Glory Bound Ministries in Round O. She loved gospel music and singing and was a member of the group known as Glory Bound Gospel Singers. Mrs. Dorothy was a well loved person with a sweet nature who will always be remembered for the love she had for her church, gardening, and the devotion and dedication to her family. Surviving are: two sons, Stephen Darley Steve Byrd, Jr. and his wife Cecilia of Canadys and Pastor Johnny Byrd and his wife Tammy of Round O; and three sisters, Alma Mae Breland of Ruffin, Jesse L. Breland of Ruffin, and Matred M. Roberts of Islandton. There are four grandchildren, Morgan Michelle Blocker, Miriam (Cheyenne) Byrd, Stevie Byrd, and Justin Cecil Byrd that also survive. Family and friends are invited to call from 6:00 until 8:00 this Saturday evening at THE BRICE W. HERNDON AND SONS FUNERAL HOMES, WALTERBORO CHAPEL, 1193 Bells Highway, Walterboro, 843.538.5408. Visit our guestbook at www.charleston.net/deaths.