Hazel (Veal) Byrd

Hazel (Veal) Byrd, 94, of La Grange, formally of Bunnlevel, N.C., died Friday, Jan. 20, 2017. 3

Hazel was born in Deepstep, Ga. on Jan. 19, 1923, the daughter of Robert F. Veal and Annie Bell (Andrews) Veal. Hazel married Lawrie M. Byrd on May 8, 1948 at the Friendship Baptist Church Parsonage in Bunnlevel, N.C. and she lived with her family in the same home in Bunnlevel from 1950 until she moved to Texas in September 2012.

She is survived by one son, Marshall Byrd and wife, Jolene, of La Grange; one sister, Jane Veal of West Palm Beach, Fla.; one sister-in-law, Martha Byrd of Dunn, N.C.; one daughter-in-law, Lisa Byrd of Lutz, Fla.; one grandson, Dustan Byrd and fiancée, Emily Givens, of Castle Hayne, N.C.; two granddaughters: Ashley Byrd of Nacogdoches, and Laurie Byrd of Carrollton; numerous nieces, nephews and extended family members.

Funeral Services will be held in Bunnlevel, N.C.

Family and friends can view and sign the guestbook online at www.lagrangefunerals.com.

Koenig & Strickland Funeral Home in La Grange was in charge of arrangements.