Mr. James “Junior” Lawson Byrd, age 81, of Scottsboro, AL, passed away on Monday, January 2, 2023. He was a member of Larkinsville Baptist Church. Mr. Byrd loved his family and everyone. He would give you the shirt off his back. He was the owner and operator of Byrd Pawnshop for 25 years.
The Funeral Service will be Thursday January 5, 2023 at 11:00am at Scottsboro funeral Home with Bro. Terry Settles officiating. The visitation will be Wednesday, January 4, 2023 from 5:00pm till 8:00pm at the funeral home. The burial will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Byrd is survived by his wife, Linda Byrd; daughters, Karen Storey (Brian) and Carla Bates (Roy); brother, Robert Byrd (Paulette); sisters, Barbara Perkins (Thomas), Mary Ann Chambers (Dwight), Sue Parker (Al) and Brenda Eyssen; granddaughter, Ashlynn Hardee (Cameron); great grandchildren, Cam Lawson Hardee and Parker James Hardee and a host of nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Margie Ann “Swinford” Byrd; parents, Claude and Mary Byrd; step daughter, Melissa Byrd; sister, Juanita Faye Byrd and brother, Bobby Lee Byrd.
