Cecil Ray

Byrd

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IN LOVING MEMORY

Cecil Ray Byrd

Oct 19 1932 - Mar 26 2018

Cecil Ray Byrd, age 85, of Frisco, Texas, passed away Monday, March 26, 2018.  He was born October 19, 1932, in Collin County, Texas, to Marshall Francis and Hattie Belle (Mitchell) Byrd.  Cecil married Jackie Elizabeth Morgan in Durant, Oklahoma, on March 3, 1953.  He proudly served in the U.S. Army and fought in the Korean War.  Cecil was employed by Ford Motor Corp. and General Motors.  He was a member of U.A.W.   Cecil also owned a gas station.

He is survived by his children, Cindy Grounds of Frisco, Texas, Jack “Bubba” Byrd and his wife, Donna, of Art, Texas, Lucy Rodriguez and her husband, Jessie, of Little Elm, Texas; daughter-in-law, Delania Byrd of Frisco; grandchildren, Natalie Pinkard, Amanda Byrd, Bobbie Grounds, Justin Lyles, Jennifer Lyles, Tiffany Mungia, Nicole Rodriguez and Priscilla Ordonez; fourteen great-grandchildren; and his brother, Gerald Francis Byrd.

Cecil was preceded in death by his parents, Marshall and Hattie Byrd, his wife, Jackie Byrd, and his son, Barry Byrd.

Remembrance Gathering is being held at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home, 8520 Main Street, Frisco, Texas, on Friday, April 6, 2018, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.  Memorial Service will be held at First Baptist Church, 7901 Main Street, Frisco, Texas, on Saturday, April 7, 2018, at 10:30 a.m.  Inurnment will follow at Ridgeview Memorial Park, 2525 Central Expwy. N., Allen, Texas  75013.

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