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© Palmer Marler Funeral Home Stillwater, Oklahoma August 2017 RICHARD GILLIAM BYRD 28 Jul 1934 - 17 Aug 2017 Richard Gilliam Byrd, 83, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, August 17, 2017. Funeral services have been entrusted to the care of Palmer Marler Funeral Home in Stillwater, OK. Visitation will be held on Sunday, August 20, 2017 at Palmer Marler Funeral Home from 1pm to 6pm. Family will greet guests from 4PM to 6PM. A celebration of Richard’s life will be 3PM Monday, August 21, 2017 at University Heights Baptist Church in Stillwater. Interment will follow at Fairlawn cemetery. Richard Gilliam Byrd was born in Waco, TX, on July 28, 1934 to Floyd L. and Mary E. (Gilliam) Byrd. Richard was the youngest of four children. He grew up in Waco where he graduated high school in 1953. Upon graduating high school, he attended North Texas State University and Baylor University. He met the love of his life, Jo Ann Urban in 1956 while working in a department store in Waco. Shortly afterwards, Richard and Jo Ann married in Waco, TX, on January 1, 1958. Richard and Jo Ann had four children, Deborah Ann, Dan Richard, James Winston, and Alan Craig. The family moved to Stillwater during the fall of 1970. Over his professional career, Richard worked as a district sales representative for several major oil companies. After retiring, he enjoyed working part-time for Oklahoma State University. Most important in Richard’s life was his family and his faith. Richard was a devoted husband and father. He loved spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. One of his favorite pastimes was hunting and fishing with his family. Richard was a member of University Heights Baptist Church where he had served as deacon and taught a youth Sunday school class. In his younger years, Richard served as a Master Mason of the Stillwater Frontier Masonic Lodge. He was also a 32nd degree Scottish Rite Mason of the Valley of Guthrie, OK. Richard is survived by his wife of 59 years, Jo Ann Byrd. Three sons, Dan Byrd of Stillwater, OK, James Byrd and wife Kelly of Glenpool, OK, and Craig Byrd of Stillwater, OK; one daughter, Deborah Curry and husband Jim of Edmond, OK; Twelve grandchildren, Scott, Katie, Brandon, Catherine, Rachel, Will, Jared, Liam, Fiona, Stella, Iris, and Julian; three great-grandchildren, Chloe, Christopher, and Dyani; one sister, Fay Phillips and husband Charles of Chesterfield, MO; numerous nieces and nephews; and a host of friends. He was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Opal; brother, Floyd; and grandson, Matthew. Family request memorial contributions be made to University Heights Baptist Church in c/o Palmer Marler Funeral Home, 5106 N. Washington, Stillwater, OK, 74075 |
© Palmer Marler Funeral Home Perry, Oklahoma July 2020 JO ANN URBAN BYRD 25 Nov 1936 - 24 Jul 2020 Jo Ann Byrd, 83, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, July 24, 2020 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma surrounded by her family. Funeral services have been entrusted to the care of Dighton-Marler Funeral Home of Stillwater. Jo Ann Byrd was born at home in Tokio, Texas, on November 25, 1936, to Anton and Bessie L. ( Alexander) Urban. Jo Ann was the third born of eleven children. She grew up in the town of West, Texas, where she graduated high-school, Jo Ann went to work at a glass plant in Waco, Texas, upon graduating high-school. Jo Ann left the glass plant in 1956 and went to work in a department store in Waco, Texas, where she met the love of her life, Richard G. Byrd. Shortly afterwards, Jo Ann and Richard were married in Waco, Texas, on January 1, 1958. Jo Ann and Richard had four children, Deborah Ann, Dan Richard, James Winston, and Alan Craig. The family moved to Stillwater during the fall of 1970. Jo Ann greatly valued her family and served as a stay home mother to her children until the time they were in high-school. Afterwards, Jo Ann worked for the Oklahoma State University Bursar's Office where she retired after 20 years of service. Most important in Jo Ann's life was her family and faith. Jo Ann was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren and great grandchildren. One of Jo Ann's favorite pastimes was working in her flower beds and vegetable garden, as well as, preparing for holidays and cooking for her family. Jo Ann was a longtime member of University Heights Baptist Church in Stillwater, Oklahoma. In Jo Ann's younger years, Jo Ann served as a Cub Scout Den Leader in the late 1960's and 1970's in Russellville, Arkansas, and Stillwater, Oklahoma. Jo Ann is survived by one daughter, Debbie Curry and husband Jim of Edmond, OK; three sons, Dan Byrd and wife Joy of Stillwater, OK, James Byrd of Tulsa, OK, and Craig Byrd and fiancée Nicki Wood of Stillwater, OK; twelve grandchildren, Scott, Katie, Brandon, Catherine, Rachel, Will, Jared, Liam, Fiona, Stella, Iris, and Julian; four great grandchildren, Chloe, Christopher, Dyani, and Zephaniah; three sisters, Ruby Fulp of Temple, TX, Bessie Dennis and husband Bill of Granbury, TX, and Janie Jones and husband Don of Austin, TX; three brothers, Raymond Urban and wife Sharon of Cleburne, TX, John Urban and wife June of La Crescenta, CA, and Clarence Urban of Seal Beach, CA; sister-in-law, Carmen Urban (wife of Tony Urban) of Burbank, CA. Jo Ann was preceded in death by her parents; sisters, Rose Urban, Billy Pearl Webb, and Lillean Urban; brother, Tony Urban; and grandson, Matthew Ducharme. Jo Ann took great care to ensure that her family would aspire to be of great character by inspiring them with pithy sayings that she placed around her home such as "It's nice to be important...but it's more important to be nice." Jo Ann took her role as a wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother to be very important and always thought of others before herself, which was indeed very nice. Family requests memorial contributions be made to University Heights Baptist Church in c/o Dighton-Marler Funeral Home, 5106 N. Washington, Stillwater, OK, 74075. Family requests memorial contributions be made to University Heights Baptist Church in c/o Dighton-Marler Funeral Home, 5106 N. Washington, Stillwater, OK, 74075. |
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