of Greenbriar, TN
February 6, 1929 - December 12, 2017
Deloyd Orville Byram, 88, passed away on Dec. 12, 2017, in Greenbrier, Tennessee
Deloyd was born in Forty Four, Arkansas on Feb. 6, 1929, the oldest of Eudene and Orville Byram's seven children. He married Lorene, the love of his life, on Oct. 21, 1950. On June 3, 1951, they started a new adventure and moved from Arkansas to Kansas City, Missouri. Deloyd started work at the railroad the next day. In 1952, he got a job at General Motors (from which he would retire in 1982).
He and Lorene bought their first house in Kansas, in 1954, and also managed rental properties. In 1986, Deloyd got a dealer tag and created D & L Used Cars. In 1999, he and his wife bought 75 acres in Winchester, Kansas, where they gardened, had fruit trees, and tended cattle and chickens. After Lorene passed away, Deloyd moved to Tennessee, in 2015, to be closer to his son, Randy, and family. This year he fought through some health challenges, but had recovered and was ready for Christmas. An accident took him from us, to be with those already gone from our sight but never from our hearts.
Deloyd enjoyed hard work, finding the fun in everyday moments, being busy, having long talks with family and friends, and playing Rook during the holidays.
Apart from his wife, he was preceded in death by his son, Eddie; his parents; his sister, Dortha; and his grandson, J.D.
He is survived by his children, Barbara Vaughn (husband, Robert) and Randy (wife, Emily); his eight grandchildren, Jason and Vanessa Vaughn, Jill, Chris, Deloyd (wife, Jamee), Troy, J.D. and Beau Byram; and his brothers and sisters, Delon, Devon, Gerald, Vela and Mary.
His visitation will be held on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017, at 11 a.m., the service following at 12 noon, at:
Roller-Crouch Funeral Home
1008 Main Street,
Melbourne, AR, 72556.
Condolences, prayers and deepest sympathy to Randy/Emily and all of the Byram family.