Mrs. Dot Kelley McDougald Byrd

Pittman Funeral Home of Geneva

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Posted by: ChadWhisnant
(334) 684-2600
Date: Feb 01 2012 2:55 PM

 

Mrs. Dot Kelley McDougald Byrd of Geneva passed away Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at home surrounded by her family after an extended illness. She was 83.

 

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, February 3, 2012 in the First Baptist Church of Geneva with Rev. Nathan Carroll officiating. Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens with Pittman Funeral Home of Geneva directing.  The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Thursday, February 2, 2012 from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m.  Flowers will be accepted or memorial gifts may be made  to the First Baptist Church, 309 South Commerce Street, Geneva, Alabama 36340, where she was a faithful member for 56 years, serving in numerous capacities, including many years as a Sunday School teacher.

 

Mrs. Byrd was born in Bellwood, Alabama on May 31, 1928 to the late Henry Franklin and Beatrice Odom Kelley. She graduated from Coffee Springs School in 1946.  She worked at Phillips Van Heusen, Wex-Tex of Samson, Geneva County Tax Assessor’s Office, and for many years as an LPN at Wiregrass Hospital in Geneva.

 

She was predeceased by her parents, an infant sister, Doris, and her first husband, Dempsey W. McDougald. She is survived by her husband, Fred M. Byrd, four children, Elise Eikenes (Idar) of Sandane, Norway, Patsy McKenna of Mobile, Chris McDougald (Ron Simmons) of Chapel Hill, NC, and Jana Fleming (Fred) of Geneva. She is also survived by two sisters, Reba McIntosh (Guessna) of Panama City, Florida, and Rachael Jones (Earl) of Blakely, Georgia. Mrs. Byrd is survived by seven grandchildren (Tore Eikenes, Keith Eikenes, Cris Eikenes, Ben McKenna, Zachary McKenna, Erin Fleming, Lauren Fleming) and nine great grandchildren.

 

The family would like to thank Mrs. Byrd’s dedicated caregiver, Nellie Morris; special friend, Ronnie Brown; the staff of Southern Care Hospice for their loving support; and Dr. David Arnold and his staff for many years of professional care.

 

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