JAMES O. BYFORD

James O. Byford

CHARLESTON -- James O. Byford, 63, of Bertrand, died Friday, Aug. 28, 1998 in a grain truck accident near Charleston.

He was born Jan. 3, 1935, in Deventer, son of George L. and Christeen White Byford.

He married Jerry Ruth Young on May 23, 1973. She survives.

He was employed as a truck driver. He was a member of the Full Gospel Assembly Church of Sikeston.

Survivors include six sons, Louis Byford of Corning, Ark., Steve Byford of Jackson, Mich., Jerry Dale Byford, Yorkville, Tenn., Tommy Cox of Scott City, George Lee Byford of Pauls Valley, Okla., and Jimmy Cox of Oregon; two daughters, Rose Haines and Chris McClanahan, both of Charleston; a brother, John Byford of Bertrand; a sister, Letha Brown of Charleston; and 15 grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a daughter and brother.

Service will be held at McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston at 1 p.m., Monday, with the Rev. Bruce Hall officiating. Interment will be in Dogwood Cemetery.

Friends may call at the funeral home after 9:30 a.m. Monday, until time for the service.