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Born November 25, 1925 Entered into Glory December 11, 2012 at 87 years of age.
Bertha was born in Tomahawk, Okla. She retired from Millbank Manufacturing. She was preceded in death by her husband, Roy A. Byrd; and a son, Roy D. Byrd.
She leaves her daughter, Marilyn Martin and her husband, Billy; son, David Allen Byrd and his wife, Mary; brother, Edward Allen Hall; eight grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and three great-great grandchildren.
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Girdy,
You have run your race; you have
finished your course…
I believe the Lord will say to you: “Well
done, thou good and faithful servant.”
I can’t remember a time when ANYONE
needed her or something from her that she didn’t give it to them even if that
meant she had to go without. It was ALWAYS others before herself no matter
what.
I have a million memories of you
Girdy and they ALL make me smile! To name just one recently, when I took you,
Alyssa and my girls to McDonalds then let you drive the last block home in our
loaner BIG car… Now that was fun and I love the smile it brought to your face
just to drive one last time! Life just isn’t the same without you here Girdy…I
know you thought you were just in the way but your presence was all I needed. I
love your smile and to hear your laughter. I already miss you calling me Suzie
and Katie … to those who don’t know why I call you Girdy… it’s because I can
never remember you ever calling me by my name…except maybe when I was in
trouble… so on our most memorable trip to Ada Oklahoma I gave you a new name
too!!!
I am betting this is how Beau and
Scoop got their nick names… their sis must have given it to them when they were
kids! Until this week none of us knew her brothers real names were NOT Beau and
Scoop!!!
OH GIRDY… I love you!
I think one thing anyone who knew
you would also remember is your passion to win the sweepstake! How I loved
going through your room this week to find your notes to two different
sweepstakes indicating that you didn’t have a donation at this time but IF you
did win to please withhold that portion from your winnings!!! Again, you make
me laugh!
I also found two certificates in
your honor for supporting U.S Veterans through charitable donations. I am
certain we don’t really know just how giving you were but I realized as I
sorted through your things that God gave me a husband in Bill that has the same
heart as you to help others in need and who also likes his sweepstakes too! What
a blessed granddaughter I am!
I know I made you promise to stay
with us until we got our girls & even though your body was ready to go your
heart was willing to stay… I remember the first time you gave me a gift for
mother’s day… I wasn’t even old enough to have kids but you just wanted to give
me a gift… and when I struggled to have children I know it broke your heart. I have truly enjoyed watching you pour that
unending love you give so freely into Jordin and Jayda these past 14 months. I
am so glad you got to enjoy them and I will make sure they know how much they
are loved by you.
As I have sorted through memories
and photos this week and remembered our last conversation on your birthday
about my favorite memory of being at your house when I was little… how I loved
to look through your photo albums… so today it struck me that must be where I
developed my passion for photography and I hope to pass that passion on to my
girls… I have several albums around my house now too and hope many children
will love it as much as I did with you!
These words are only a tid bit of all that I
hold in my heart of our time on earth together Girdy.
If I had to sum you up in only 2
words, they would be Enduring & Loving.
I didn't realize how much you are a
part of who I am and how much I will miss you until now…
Thanks be to the Lord for giving me
the gift of such a loving and fun Granny for a full 87 years.
I know I’ll see you in heaven one
day, so until then… I’ll run my race and finish my course.
