Robert E Byrd Died Thursday, February 23, 2006
Born May 20, 1946 in Carthage, Missouri, to Dr Homer E and Geraldine Robertson Byrd.
Graduated Carthage Senior High School and University of Tulsa. Served in the US Army Medical Corp in Vietnam. Earned two Purple Hearts and a Bronze Star. Member of Kappa Alpha Order Fraternity, St John's Church, and could be found Tuesdays and Thursdays playing golf at the Oaks Country Club.
Survived by wife, of 35 years, Ann, son, Robert H Byrd, MD, and daughter-in-law, Stephanie of Thetford, VT. "Bopa" to two grandchildren, Anna and Grant. Also survived by sisters Carolyn Campbell (Ron) of Houston, TX and Barbara Landreth, Joplin, MO, and many nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers please send memorials to American Heart Association or Kappa Alpha Order Educational Fund (KAOEF), PO Box 1865, Lexington, VA 24450
Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Jeff and Tina Conklin
Ann, I wish I could have been there. We will all miss him so much. My thoughts and prayers are with you. Charlene
Charlene Bolding
I was saddened to hear about Bob. We grew up together on Main Street in Carthage, and I remember Bunny and Dr. Byrd, Bob's cigar-chomping, LBJ hat-wearing father. I hadn't seen Bob in a long, long time. In late 1968, when he was at Fort Riley Kansas for an operation on his arm, I ran into him(actually I saw Bunny at a gas station in town, and wondered what she was doing in Junction City). I would pull up in my VW up outside the hospital at night and he would come out in his robe where we would talk and share a few beers and smokes. The first time Bob and I met, my mother was checking out of McCune-Brooks with me, and Bunny was coming in to have Bob. At least that's whay my mother has always told me. Again, I'm very sorry for your loss. Yours Truly, John P. McGaughey, 681 S. Kickapoo, Springfield, MO 65804
John P. McGaughey
My thoughts and prayers are with the Bob Byrd family. Bob was a very good person who I respected and ALWAYS enjoyed talking to. He will be missed by many, many people who he touched throughout his life. Ron Tomanka
Ron Tomanka