Byrd, Kenneth Dion, Sr.

  • Sunday, November 24, 2019
Kenneth Byrd
Kenneth Byrd

Kenneth Dion Byrd, Sr., 54, formerly of Chattanooga, passed away on Thursday, November 21, 2019, at his residence in Cleveland, Tennessee.  

He was preceded in death by his mother, Betty Whitaker; and brother, Carol Byrd.  

Survivors include his son, Kenneth Byrd, Jr.; daughters, Natasha Byrd, Ariell (Julian) Smith, and Alexis Byrd; five grandchildren; fiancée, Deborah Jones; father, Albert Byrd; three brothers; three sisters; a host of other relatives and friends.  

He will lie in state on Saturday, Nov. 30, at 9 a.m. at Taylor Funeral Home.  

Funeral services will follow at 1 p.m. in the chapel with Pastor Ronald B. Cook as the eulogist.  

Entombment will be in Lakewood Memory Gardens, East.

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