Steve Byrd

Lynwood Steve Byrd, age 60, of 612 Crestview Church Rd., Asheboro died Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at his home. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 27, 2010 at 11:00 AM at the Pugh Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Carl Ziegler and Doug Huttleston officiating. Burial will follow in Oaklawn Cemetery. Mr. Byrd was born in Lee County and had been a resident of Asheboro since 1962. Steve attended Asheboro High School where he played football and basketball and was a 1968 graduate of Farmer High School. He served in the U.S. Army Reserves and was a member of West Asheboro Baptist Church. He was a sales representative for Tag Heuer and Chase Durer. Steve was preceded in death by his parents, Leamon Milton and Dorothy Cummings Byrd and his brother, Kent Byrd. He is survived by his daughters, Gena Lyne Byrd of Asheboro, NC, Cleo Montana Elizabeth Byrd of Augusta, GA; son, Zachary Steve Byrd of Asheboro, NC; grandchildren, Brooke Lauren Byrd, Alexis Taylor Byrd, Aya Lynne Wilson, Kyleigh Lynn Byrd, and Zachary Tyler Byrd. The family will receive friends on Friday, February 26, 2010 from 6:00 - 8:00 PM at Pugh Funeral Home, 437 Sunset Avenue, Asheboro, NC and other times at his home. Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 222 South Church St., Suite 336M, Charlotte, NC 28202.