Gladys Alberta Byrd

Gladys Alberta Byrd age 82 of Dowelltown, passed away Monday afternoon at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. She was born August 22, 1932 to her parents, the late Jim and Mary Fannie Tribble Adamson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Melvin Byrd; son, Clay Melvin Byrd; 2 daughters, Vertrice Cook and Phyllis Dean (Marvin) Yaney; brother, Rudolph Adamson; daughter, Mary Adamson Petty. Ms. Alberta was a homemaker and a faithful Christian, wife, mother, and grandmother. She set an amazing example of what it was to be a true Christian. She attended the Smithville First Assembly of God. Ms. Alberta is survived by 3 children, Jerry Byrd and Toledo Byrd McCloud both of Dowelltown and Forrest “Frosty” Byrd of Smithville; 15 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, 9 great-great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral services will be conducted 1:PM Thursday, March 19, 2015 at DeKalb Funeral Chapel with Bro. Curtis Harness officiating and burial to follow in Poplar Hill Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be on Wednesday 1:PM until 8:PM and Thursday 10:AM until the time of the service at 1:PM DeKalb Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements.