Emma Lee Nichols

1921 - 2005  (83 years)

• Name	Emma Lee Nichols
  Birth	30 Jul 1921	Seminole County, Gerogia
  Gender	Female
  Death	5 Jun 2005	Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia
  Burial	Riverview Memorial Gardens, Valdosta, Lowndes County, GA
  Person ID	I208	lammon
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2016

  
  

  Family	Robert Elmer Byrd,   b. 5 Mar 1911, New Brockton, Coffee County, Alabama d. 16 Jun 2011, Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia (Age 100 years)
  Marriage	5 Oct 1940	Donaldsonville, Seminole County, Georgia
  Children	+ 1. Robert Morris Byrd,   b. 25 Jul 1941, Bainbridge, Decatur County, Georgia d. 27 Mar 2016, Opelika, Lee County, Alabama (Age 74 years)  [Birth] + 2. James Arthur Byrd   3. Jerry Nichols Byrd
  Family ID	F84	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 May 2016

  
  

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  Headstones

  Robert Elmer Byrd Headstone 1911-2011 Emma Lee Nichols Byrd Headstone 1921-2005 Robert Elmer Byrd Headstone 1911-2011 Emma Lee Nichols Byrd Headstone 1921-2005

  
  

• Notes

  From the McLane Funeral Services website (http://www.mclanefuneralservices.com/obituary/Emma-Lee-Nichols-Byrd/Valdosta-GA/225904) Emma Lee Nichols Byrd, 83, of Valdosta, died at her residence on Sunday, June 5, 2005, after a lengthy illness. Born in Seminole County to the late Pete & Mallie Nichols, she had lived in this area for the past 50 years. Mrs. Byrd and her husband, Elmer, were married on October 5, 1940, almost 65 years ago. She was a member of First Baptist Church and was a former member of Lee Street Baptist Church where she had taught Sunday School for many years. Mrs. Byrd had worked for several years at the lunchroom at Lowndes Middle School and was a charter member of the Golden Strummers, and was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star. She is survived by her husband, Elmer Byrd of Valdosta; three sons and two daughters in law, Robert Morris & Marie Byrd, of Opelika, AL, James Arthur & Vickie Byrd of Lake Park, and Jerry Nichols Byrd of Valdosta; three grandsons, Duke (Tara) Byrd of Auburn, AL, David Byrd, of Opelika, AL, and Jamie Byrd of Lake Park; two granddaughters, Jo Anna (Dan) Phelps and Emily Byrd, both of Lake Park; two great grandchildren, Hannah Phelps and Bray Phelps, both of Lake Park. She is also survived by two brothers and a sister in law, Bobby Nichols of Donaldsonville, and Gary & Belinda Nichols of Seminole County. She is preceded in death by a sister and a brother. Funeral Services will be held for Mrs. Byrd at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, June 7, 2005, in the chapel of Carson McLane Funeral Home. Rev. Tony Hoffman and Rev. Eldridge Lyons will officiate. Burial will follow at McLane Riverview Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home this evening, Monday, June 6, 2005 from 6 until 8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hospice of South Georgia, P.O. Box 1727, Valdosta GA, 31603-1727. Condolences may be made to the family on the obituary page of www.mclanefuneralservices.com Carson McLane Funeral Home. - See more at: http://www.mclanefuneralservices.com/obituary/Emma-Lee-Nichols-Byrd/Valdosta-GA/225904#sthash.SDeaykuy.dpuf