Funeral for Ruth Josephine Byars, 98, of Landersville will be Sunday, November 1, 2020, at Parkway Funeral Home, at 10:00 AM with Pastor R.C. Borden officiating. Burial will be in Landersville Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour before the service at the funeral home. Mrs. Byars, who died Friday, October 30, 2020, was born, August 7, 1922, to Herman McMillian and Rena Almon McMillian. She was a member of Old Town Creek Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband – Robert Price Byars, Sr. sons – Butch Byars and Taylor Byars, sister – Sarah Monroe
Survivors include:
Sons – Robert (Nan) Byars, John (Theresa) Byars, George (Joy) Byars
grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren and a host of children in love from Bible Schools that she taught at her home. She volunteered at Moulton Middle School as a teachers assistant.
Pallbearers will be grandsons and honorary pallbears will be great grandsons.
The family would like to express thanks to Matt and Stacy with Compassus and The Cottage of the Shoals. Memorials may be made to Hospice Angels Foundation Compassus, 507 E. Dr. Hicks Blvd. Florence, AL 35630 in Mrs. Byars memory.
