Willie Byrd

Service for Wilson Mattheyer Byrd, 29, of Weatherford, will be conducted at 2:30 P.M. Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012 in the Crosier-Pearson Cleburne Chapel. Mr. Roger Stewart will officiate. Burial will follow in Greenwood Memorial Park in Ft. Worth. Visitation will be from 6-8:00 P.M., Friday at the funeral home.

Will was born Aug. 11, 1983, in Palmer, Alaska, to Billy and Lou Ann Byrd. His passion was basketball and he began playing at age 13 with the Valley Crusaders Christian Home School basketball team. He continued to play until his senior year when he led his team to the National Christian Home School Basketball Championship. Will was a 2001 graduate of Galena City High School (homeschool program). He also loved fishing, camping, sports and gold mining. He moved to Fort Worth in August of 2006 where he began his career as a wire line operator. On May 14, 2011 Will married his soul mate, Heather Byrd.

Will is survived by his wife, Heather and two sons, Austin and Tyler; parents, Billy and Lou Ann Byrd; grandparents, Kenneth and Betty Mattheyer of Marshall and Patricia Wilson of Fort Worth; sister, Jessica and husband Allan Aspera; brother, Billy Jack III and wife Amanda of Fort Worth; brother, James Andrew of Marshall; two nephews and three nieces.

Memorials may be made to the Will Byrd Memorial at Pinnacle Bank c/o Heather Byrd or the Wells Fargo Bank, Wells Fargo acct# 5791246530 (deposit only).

Visitation

Crosier-Pearson Cleburne Funeral Home
512 North Ridgeway Dr.
Cleburne, TX 76033
Friday, December 28, 2012
6-8:00 P.M.
Map to Visitation Location

Service

Crosier-Pearson Cleburne Funeral Home Chapel
512 North Ridgeway Dr.
Cleburne, TX 76033
Saturday, December 29, 2012
2:30 p.m.
Map to Service Location

Interment

Greenwood Memorial Park
Fort Worth , TX

Memorial Contributions

Will Byrd Memorial at Wells Fargo Bank
acct# 5791246530 (deposit only).
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