Rufus "RedByrd" Ray Byrd

June 17, 1935 - October 29, 2020

Rufus "RedByrd" Ray Byrd, age 85 of Haleyville, Alabama passed away Thursday, October 29, 2020. He was a retired truck driver and was a member of Beech Grove Baptist Church. Visitation will be Monday, November 2, 2020 from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. at Pinkard Funeral Home, Haleyville, Alabama. Funeral service will begin at 2:00 p.m. with Bro. Brent Palmer officiating. Burial will follow in Winston Memorial Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Colby Luker, Clay Knight, Alex Elkins, Kody Adair & Dillon Adair. Mr. Byrd is survived by his wife, Earnestine Aderholt Byrd; children, Sharon (Doyle) Elkins and Retina (Len) Clemons; sister and brother, Leda Mae Avery and Lacy Clay; grandchildren, Alex Elkins, Dillon Adair, Kody Adair, Clay Knight &and Ashley Luker; great grandchildren, J.B. Elkins, Bently Adair, Colton Adair and Ellie Jo Price. He is preceded in death by his parents, Fred and Clara Byrd; daughter, Karen Adair; sister, Daisy Sutherland; brother, Jack Kelly; and grandson, Brad Elkins.