BETTY LOU BIRD, 70, OF SOD DIED ON FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1998 AT HOME AFTER A LONG ILLNESS.
SHE WAS A HOMEMAKER, MEMBER OF COBBS CREEK MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, WAS A FORMER SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER AND A LIFE LONG RESIDENT OF LINCOLN COUNTY.
SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER: 1 SON: REV. J. CHESTER BIRD OF SO. CHARLESTON, WV; 1 DAUGHTER: JULIA “CATHY” DORAN OF CHARLESTON, WV; 4 SISTERS: VIVIAN BIRD OF TEAYS VALLEY, WV; MARGUERITE ADAMS OF SOD, WV; JUNE DUNLAP OF TEAYS VALLEY, WV; ODESSA MOORE OF ST. ALBANS, WV; 2 BROTHERS: LYLE PAULEY OF SALEM, VA; RALPH PAULEY OF SOD, WV; 4 GRANDCHILDREN.
SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT COBBS CREEK MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, SOD, ON TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 1998 AT 11:00 AM WITH PASTOR ARNOLD COOK, REV. J. CHESTER BIRD AND PASTOR PHIL SUITER OFFICIATING. BURIAL WILL BE AT ORCHARD HILLS MEMORY GARDENS, YAWKEY. FRIENDS MAY CALL ON MONDAY, MARCH 23, 1998 FROM 6 TO 9 PM AT THE CHURCH. IN LIEU OF FLOWERS DONATIONS MAY BE MADE TO COBBS CREEK MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, P.O. BOX 60 ALUM CREEK, WV 25003 OR KANAWHA HOSPICE CARE, 1143 DUNBAR AVENUE, DUNBAR, WV 25064-3199.