William Leo "Leo" Byars

1914 - 1971  (57 years)

• Name	William Leo "Leo" Byars
  Birth	14 Feb 1914	Read, Greer County, Oklahoma   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	29 Nov 1971	Springdale, Washington County, Arkansas   [1, 2]
  Burial	Friendship Cemetery, Springdale, Washington County, Arkansas   [2]
  Person ID	I12804	The Hennessee Family
  Last Modified	9 Mar 2016

  
  

  Father	William Hampton "Billy" Byars,   b. 21 Oct 1880, Warren County, Tennessee d. 4 Aug 1941, Springdale, Washington County, Arkansas (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Minnie Lou Barnes,   b. 17 Feb 1887, Warren County, Tennessee d. 17 Jan 1967, Springdale, Washington County, Arkansas (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	25 Oct 1903	Warren County, Tennessee   [3, 4]
  Family ID	F1767	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Myrtha Margaret Morris,   b. 24 Dec 1913, Drakes Creek, Madison County, Arkansas d. 0___ 2003 (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	Y  [2, 5]
  Children	1. Donald Ray Byars   2. Sue Carol Byars   3. Gary Lynn Byars,   b. 14 Oct 1950, Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas d. 19 Nov 1973, Shirley, Henry County, Indiana (Age 23 years)
  Family ID	F5590	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 14 Feb 1914 - Read, Greer County, Oklahoma Death - 29 Nov 1971 - Springdale, Washington County, Arkansas Burial - - Friendship Cemetery, Springdale, Washington County, Arkansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Northwest Arkansas Times Fayetteville, AR 30 Nov 1971 Leo Byars, 57, of 504 Elmdale, died Monday in the Springdale hospital. Born Feb. 2, 1914 at Reed, Okla., the son of William H. and Minnie Lou Barnes Byars, he was a driver for Jones Truck Lines and a member of the Church of Christ. Survivors are the widow, Mrs. Myrtha Morris Byars of the home; two sons, Donald Ray of Enterprise, Ala. and Gary Lynn of Omaha, Neb.; one daughter, Mrs. Sue Venable of Springdale; one brother, Tildon of Montclair, Calif.; two sisters, Mrs. M. F. Carter of Lowell and Mrs. Allen McClain of Springdale and eight grandchildren. [2]

  
  

• Sources

  [S28] "The Wiseman Family & Allied Lines, Vol. I", by Eugene Wiseman, published 1991, p. 305 (Reliability: 3). [S9168] http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=byars&GSfn=william&GSby=1914&GSbyrel=in&GSdy=1971&GSdyrel=in&GSob=. [S6658] "Warren County,TN Marriages: 1900-1950", transcribed & compiled by A.C.Hillis, p. 35 (Reliability: 3). [S10663] Bob McClain, telephone interview, July 15th, 1993, provided the information from his personal knowledge on this person,. [S28] "The Wiseman Family & Allied Lines, Vol. I", by Eugene Wiseman, published 1991 (Reliability: 3).