Sallie L. Jerkins Byrd, 86, died Thursday, Oct. 30, 2008 at Oakwood Nursing Home.
She was born Sept. 4, 1922. She was a resident of Stapleton and was a retired seamstress for Mannor Slacks.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Lee Byrd, her parents, Charlie and Addie McMillan Jerkins and her daughter, Chloe Frances Byrd.
Survivors include a son, Robert Alvis (Dorothy) Byrd of Stapleton; adopted daughter, Marilyn (Tony) Mosley of Stapleton; two grandchildren, Donna M. Byrd and Frances E. (Brent) Pugh, both of Stapleton; and one great-grandson, Daniel Lee Smith.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 3 at Stapleton Baptist Church with the Rev. Alan Lawhorn and the Rev. George Underwood officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Zion Cemetery.
The family requests memorial donations be made to the Stapleton Baptist Church, P.O. Box 6, Stapleton, AL 36578.
