Betty Byrd

March 4, 1932 - December 17, 2020

PRINCETON – Betty S. Byrd, 88, of Princeton, moved to her heavenly home on Thursday, December 17, 2020. Born at home March 4, 1932 in Matoaka, she was the daughter of the late O. Raymond Shrewsbury and Loma McComas Shrewsbury. Mrs. Byrd was a graduate of Matoaka High School where she was a cheerleader. She was also a graduate of Concord College plus grad hours at WVU. She was a teacher at Mercer Elementary School in Princeton for 20 years. She was a member of Alpha Delta Kappa teacher’s sorority and a member of First Baptist Church in Princeton where she was a former Sunday School teacher. She enjoyed traveling, cooking and reading. She was a member of the Princeton Health and Fitness Center. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by son, Stephen Ted Byrd; brother, Clyde Shrewsbury and his wife Ruby; sister, Pauline Farley and her husband Mason. Survivors include her husband of 68 years, Ted Byrd; daughter, Susan Byrd Yurkiewicz of Princeton; brother, Joseph A. Shrewsbury of Bealeton, VA; sisters, Evelyn S. Handley of Johnson City, TN and Muriel S. Allen of Princeton; and grandchildren, Zachary Byrd and wife Kathy and Nicolette and Jessica Yurkiewicz. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to First Baptist Church, 1116 Mercer Street, Princeton, WV 24704 or Appalachian Teen Challenge, 1651 Unity Road, Princeton, WV 24740. Services were private. Arrangements by Bailey-Kirk Funeral Home. Online condolences may be shared with the at www.bailey-kirk.com.