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Extracted from The Alexandria Daily Town Talk (Alexandria, LA)
Tuesday, August 28, 2001

Elaine Byrd

SHREVEPORT -- Graveside services for Elaine Byrd will be at 11 a.m. today in Forrest Park Cemetery, Shreveport, with Dr. Jon Stubblefield officiating. Burial will be under direction of Rose-Neath's Marshall Street, Shreveport.

Byrd, 85, of Shreveport, died Sunday, Aug. 26, 2001.

She was a native of Woodworth. She attended Charity Hospital nursing school in Shreveport. She and her husband founded Byrd Memorial Hospital in Leesville, where she served as hospital administrator for many years. She was a member of First Baptist Church, Shreveport.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Edwin Henry Byrd Sr. and four brothers, Cecil Monroe, Gurvis Monroe, ``Buddy'' Monroe and William Monroe.

Survivors include three sons, Dr. Edwin Henry Byrd Jr., Dr. Charles Ronald Byrd and Dr. William Augustus Byrd, all of Shreveport one daughter, Pamela Byrd Heard of Shreveport and 10 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be her grandsons.

Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, Shreveport, the American Cancer Society or to the donor's choice.