Mr. Earl Byrd, also known as "Big Byrd" of Demopolis, Alabama passed Friday, July 25, 2008 at Bryan W. Whitfield Memorial Hospital of Demopolis, Alabama. Funeral services were held Saturday, August 2, 2008 at 11 a.m. at the Morning Star Baptist Church of Demopolis, Alabama. Rev. James L. Dunn is the pastor and officiated. Interment followed in Memorial Cemetery, Demopolis, Alabama. Larkin & Scott Funeral Directors of Demopolis, Alabama entrusted with all arrangements. Mr. Earl D. Byrd leaves to chrish his precious memories: a loving and devoted wife Mrs. Aretha Williams Byrd of Demopolis, AL; his children Patrick (Sarah) Eatmon of Miami, FL, Ray (Mary) Williams of Montgomery, AL, Marvin (Kodisha) Taylor of Atlanta, GA, Terry Taylor of Birmingham, AL, LeTonya Williams and Stephanie Williams of Demopolis, Alabama; his sisters Eliza Smith of Eutaw, AL, Annie Smalls of Cincinnatti, OH, Juliette Cherry of Blue Island, IL; his brothers Walter (Florine) Byrd of Dayton, OH, John (Lucy) Cherry of New Jersey; 2 dear friends Suzette Quinney and Ernestine Saxton of Eutaw, AL; six brother in laws and 6 sisters in laws and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.