Mrs. Cleola Crump Byrd

MRS. CLEOLA CRUMP BYRD, age 94, of Toccoa, GA, passed away Sunday, August 18, 2013. Born December 20, 1918 in Toccoa, she was a daughter of the late James Richard and Mary Andrews Crump. She was of the Baptist Faith and was a homemaker. Mrs. Byrd loved being a ministers wife, writing poems, cooking and working in her garden. She taught Sunday School and was the co-owner of Byrd's Grocery and Meat Market. Cleola was the valedictorian of her graduating class at Eastanollee High School and the valedictorian of her graduating class at A & M Business School. Family members include a son and daughter-in-law, Raymond and Louise Byrd; daughters and a son-in-law, Pauline Gailey, Dianne and Jerry Wilkinson, and Nancy Curd; extended family member, Alfred Poole; 9 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; 2 great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Rev. James Monroe Byrd; brothers, Horace Crump, Clarence Crump, and Marvin Crump; step-mother, Carrie Dowis Crump; son-in-law, Thomas Gailey; grandson, Michael Gailey; and a granddaughter, Pamela McIntyre. Funeral services will be held at two o'clock Wednesday, August 21, 2013 from the Chapel of Whitlock Mortuary with the Rev. Tim House and the Rev. Bobby Griffin officiating. Burial will follow at New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery. T he following gentlemen will serve as pallbearers; Jeff Byrd, Greg Byrd, Roger Gailey, Robert Wilkinson, Patrick Wilkinson, Donald Edmonds, Tyler Byrd, and Morgan Gailey. The family will receive friends at the mortuary from 2 pm - 4 pm and 6 pm - 8 pm Tuesday. Whitlock Mortuary is in charge of the arrangements. www.whitlockmortuary.net Courtesy of Whitfield Funeral Home