| 1. |  Byers, William Herbert was born on 27 Aug 1915 in Iola, Clay County, Illinois; died on 12 Feb 2005 in St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital, Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois; was buried in Iola Cemetery, Iola, Clay County, Illinois. Other Events and Attributes:
- Reference Number: BYER.W001
- _FGRAVE: 18116524
- Military Service: World War II, Private First Class, 622nd Quartermaster Railyard Company, United States Army
Notes:
Herbert Byers, 89, of Iola died Feb. 12, 2005, at St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital in Effingham, IL.
He was born Aug. 27, 1915, in Iola, the son of James H. and Gertrude "Gertie" Pemberton Byers. He married Betty J. Livingood Nov. 20, 1948 in Edgewood.
He was a retired farmer and oil field worker, a member of Calvary Apostolic Tabernacle in Iola, and was a World War II U. S. Army Veteran.
Survivors include his wife; six sons, Billy, John, Tom, Calvin, Lonnie and Terry Byers; two brothers, Bernard and Avon Byers; one sister, Betty Burgess; 19 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren.
Preceding him in death were his parents, one son, Jerry L. Byers; five brothers, Herschel, Lawson, Howard, Harold and Lowell, and four sisters, Nina Durre, Zella Gibson, Helen Gibson, and Lois Harper.
Funeral services were held at Calvary Apostolic Tabernacle in Iola with burial in Iola Cemetery with military rites.
Memorials may be made to the church.
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1915 - 2005 (89 years)
