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 1920 - 2012 (91 years)
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| Name |
Alva J. "Alvie" Byars |
| Birth |
16 Sep 1920 |
Smithville, DeKalb County, Tennessee  [1, 2, 3] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Occupation |
Minister at Salem Church of Christ [2] |
| Religion |
Church of Christ [2] |
 Military |
WW II Veteran [2] |
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| Death |
3 May 2012 |
McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee [2, 3] |
- at the Raintree Manor Nursing Home...
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| Burial |
Smyrna Cemetery, Irving College, Warren County, Tennessee [3] |
| Person ID |
I5924 |
The Hennessee Family |
| Last Modified |
28 Aug 2014 |
| Father |
Samuel Hand "Sam" Byars, b. 27 Jul 1882, DeKalb County, Tennessee d. 14 Jul 1954, Van Buren County, Tennessee (Age 71 years) |
| Mother |
Nancy Elizabeth Rankhorn, b. 7 Oct 1880, Warren County, Tennessee d. 28 Sep 1947, Warren County, Tennessee (Age 66 years) |
| Marriage |
(Warren County) Tennessee [4] |
| Family ID |
F1773 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Delma Smith, b. 18 Sep 1920, Warren County, Tennessee d. 9 May 1984, Warren County, Tennessee (Age 63 years) |
| Marriage |
10 Feb 1940 |
Warren County, Tennessee [5] |
| Children |
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| Family ID |
F2174 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
30 Apr 2023 |
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 | Alva J. Byars (1920-2012)
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Alvie J. Byars, age 91, was born September 16, 1920 and died May 4, 2012 at Raintree Manor Nursing Home. A broadcast engineer and lifelong member of the Church of Christ where he served as minister of the Salem Church of Christ for several years, he was the son of the late Samuel Hand and Nancy Rankhorn Byars. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Delma Smith Byars and a son, Larry Price Byars.
Mr. Byars was a combat veteran having served with the United States Navy Submarine Service in the South Pacific Theater. He was a Ham Radio enthusiast and a locally well-known broadcast engineer.
He is survived by three sons and daughters-in-law, Douglas and Clara Byars of McMinnville, Dwain and Barbara Byars of Franklin, TN and Bob and Debbie Byars of North Little Rock, AR and nine grandchildren.
At Mr. Byars' request, all services will be private.
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| Notes |
- BYARS, Alvie J. - McMinnville resident and Warren County native Alvie J. Byars, age 91, was born September 16, 1920 and died May 4, 2012 at Raintree Manor Nursing Home. A broadcast engineer and lifelong member of the Church of Christ where he served as minister of the Salem Church of Christ for several years, he was the son of the late Samuel Hand and Nancy Rankhorn Byars. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Delma Smith Byars and a son, Larry Price Byars.
Mr. Byars was a combat veteran having served with the United States Navy Submarine Service in the South Pacific Theater. He was a Ham Radio enthusiast and a locally well-known broadcast engineer.
He is survived by three sons and daughters-in-law, Douglas and Clara Byars of McMinnville, Dwain and Barbara Byars of Franklin, TN and Bob and Debbie Byars of North Little Rock, AR and nine grandchildren.
At Mr. Byars' request, all services will be private.
Full military honors will be administered by the VFW Post 5064 and American Legion Post 173. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital or Meals on Wheels both c/o High's. [2]
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- [S568] "Smyrna Church of Christ, McMinnville, Tennessee, History of the First, p. 117 (Reliability: 3).
- [S2293] http://www.highfuneralhome.com/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=1706917&fh_id=11416.
- [S2294] http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=byars&GSby=1920&GSbyrel=in&GSdy=2012&GSdyrel=in&GSst=45&GScntry=4&.
- [S13545] "High's Funeral Home Records",McMinnville,Warren Co.,TN transcribed by Shirley, p. 60 (Reliability: 3).
- [S6658] "Warren County,TN Marriages: 1900-1950", transcribed & compiled by A.C.Hillis, p. 367 (Reliability: 3).
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