Lessie Byrd Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Lessie Byrd of Moultrie, Georgia, born in Rebecca, Georgia, who passed away on December 3, 2020, at the age of 86, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Lonnie Columbus Cooley and Mary Anna Gilleon Cooley; her husbands, Eston Ashley Rowell and Edgar Jamieson Byrd; her son Michael Lamar Rowell; and her siblings, Albert Cooley, D. J. Cooley, Buddy Cooley and Faustine Evers.
She is survived by: her children, Joseph Thomas Rowell (Charlotte) of Louisiana, MO, Norman Ashley Rowell (Cathy) of Norman Park, Catherine Elrod Sutton (Sanford, Jr.) of Moultrie, Susan Rowell McCard (Bob) of Gordy and Anna Jeannette Tillman (Robert) of Norman Park; and her sisters, Bessie Mae Young of Fitzgerald and Tessie Wright of Fitzgerald. She is also survived by several grandchildren, great grandchildren, great-great grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
