Ivon Dale Byrd

Ivon Dale Byrd, age 99, widow of Florina Beaumont Byrd, who passed in 1981, died at his home on Sugar Creek Pike on Saturday, November 7, 2026. He was born in Clay County, Kentucky, on April 4, 1927, to the late Floyd Byrd and Rosa McQueen Byrd. Ivon was a United States Navy veteran who served in World War II and later worked as an exterminator for Byrd and Elkins. He survived by his daughter, Alva Teresa Goldey, and her husband, Gerard; his son, Terry Dale Byrd, and his wife, Belinda; and five grandchildren, Johnny Dale Byrd, Philip Wayne Byrd, Valerie Durham (Denny), Emily Bobbitt (Brandon), and Dylan Shearer (Stephanie). He was preceded in death by his daughter, Ellen Rosina Byrd Manning, and siblings, Clayton Byrd, Goldie White, Datha White, Hazel Combs, and Edna Reynolds. Funeral services with Military Honors will be held at 12:30 PM on Friday, November 13, 2026, at Camp Nelson National Cemetery, with Pastor Steve Gray officiating. Betts & West Funeral Home is honored to serve Ivon and his family in their time of need. An online guestbook is available at www.BettsandWestFuneralHome.com.