Blanche D. Byrd
April 28, 1895-Feb. 6, 1990
Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, February 6, 1990, page 2, col. 7-8, microfilm Niles District Library
Services for Blanche D. Byrd, 94, of 1211 State Line Road, Niles, will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at the Trinity Episcopal Church by the Rev. Steven L. Schuneman.
Burial will follow at Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles.
Mrs. Byrd was born April 28, 1895, in Aberdeen Miss., and came to Niles in 1897.
She was active in the Trinity Episcopal Church and the St. Agnes Guild of the church, Order of the Eastern Star, the White Shrine of Jerusalem and the Pythian Sisters. She was a 1913 graduate of Niles High School and a graduate of Ferris State College.
She was retired from Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company.
Mrs. Byrd died Tuesday at 6:30 p.m at Woodfield Manor, Niles, following an extended illness.
Several cousins survive.
Friends may call at the church one hour prior to the service. Contributions may be made to Trinity Episcopal Church.