Frank Elbert BYRD, Sr.^{[1, 2]}

1926 - 2007  (81 years)

• Name	Frank Elbert BYRD  [3, 4, 5]
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	1926	Lancaster County, South Carolina   [4]
  Gender	Male
  Education	he was a 1944 graduate of Camden High School, Camden, South Carolina; he attended the University of South Carolina and graduated from the Cincinnati School of Embalming  [4]
  HIST	occupation continued- 25 years before their retirement, he was a former employee of Orders Tile & Distributing Company in Columbia, South Carolina at death- he had 2 great-grandchildren, and 3 nephews, Seth Latham of Atlanta, Georgia, Richard Latham and wife, Amber, of Cumming, Georgia, and Des Latham and wife, Valeria, of Kennesaw, Georgia- who are their parents? jkh 17 Harby Avenue, Sumter, South Carolina  [4]
  MILI	he entered active military service 1 Jul 1944, at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and served as a scout in the U. S. Army Company G 311th combat team 78th Lightning Division, known as the “Timberwolves,” in the Rhineland, Central European theater, receiving the FAME Service medal with two bronze stars and the World War II Victory medal  [4]
  Occupation	he was a former employee of the George H. Hurst Funeral Home in Sumter, South Carolina, he later respresented flooring manufacturers in South Carolina, Florida and Louisiana; he and his wife were the co-owners of Byrd’s Country Store in Sumter for almost  [4]
  Religion	he was a member of Fraser Memorial Presbyterian Church  [4]
  _UID	9CCA168907FC45419BBFBD53BD157D095036
  Death	14 May 2007	Tuomey Regional Medical Center, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina   [4]
  Burial	17 May 2007	Sumter Cemetery, 700 W. Oakland Avenue, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina   [4]
  	Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home, Sumter, South Carolina
  Person ID	I136933	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	18 Aug 2017

  
  

  Father	J. D. BYRD   d. Bef 14 May 2007
  Mother	Marian KEMP   d. Bef 14 May 2007
  _UID	736C7BA425A144D3ACBED4A8B1617B53A14E
  _UID	736C7BA425A144D3ACBED4A8B1617B53A14E
  Family ID	F137681	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lucy BOYKIN,   b. Abt 1926, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 11 Aug 2017, Palmetto Health Tuomey Hospital, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 91 years)
  _UID	F1B2DA96CFBB418CBBCADF83D2BE7787DF59
  _UID	F1B2DA96CFBB418CBBCADF83D2BE7787DF59
  Children	1. James William BYRD   d. Bef 14 May 2007   2. Frank Elbert BYRD, Jr.   d. 28 Jan 2017, at his home, Melbourne, Florida   3. McWillie DeSaussure “Mac” BYRD   4. Shannon BYRD
  Family ID	F94105	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S24973] Frank E. Byrd Jr. [S25347] Lucy B. Byrd. [S3866] Bessie H. Boykin. [S8619] Frank E. Byrd. [S12670] A lot to talk about - Edmunds HIgh School Class of ‘44 reunites.