Mae Burrell Byars

Chester, SC Mrs. Mae Burrell Byars, 87, died Sunday, October 6, 2013, at her home.Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, October 9, at Parkway Baptist Church with Rev. Jay Dorsey, Rev. Michael Shaffer, and Rev. Kenny Weaver officiating.Interment will follow in Chester Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM on Wednesday in the sanctuary of Parkway Baptist Church and other times at the home of her son, Jimmy, at 984 Pine Ridge Rd., Chester, SC. Mrs. Byars was born May 6, 1926 in Great Falls, SC and was a daughter of the late Fred Burrell and Auggie Campbell Burrell.She was a graduate of Chester High School and was retired from Springs Industries.Mrs. Byars was a charter member of Parkway Baptist Church where she was a former Sunday School teacher and Director of the Nursery for over 12 years. She is survived by two sons, James M. “Jimmy” Byars and wife Dinah abd Thomas W. “Tom” Byars and wife Jan both of Chester; two grandchildren, Chad Byars and wife Kim and Elizabeth B. Duncan and husband Chad both of Chester; two great-grandchildren, Meredith Byars and Addison Duncan both of Chester; three brothers, Percy Burrell of Boiling Springs, SC, Fred Burrell of Malani, Hawaii, and Gentry Burrell of Chester; six sisters, Miriam Crisco of Mooresville, NC, Ruth Foster of Midland, NC, Aileen Brown of West Columbia, SC, Janelle Reiter of Taylors, SC, Sara Loving of Chester, SC, and Bobbie Barnes of Lancaster, SC; and her “bestest” friend, Cricket Jones.Mrs. Byars was preceded in death by her husband, Joe Byars, a daughter, Dorries Sue Byars; one sister, Mamie Canupp; and three brothers, Angus Burrell, H.B. Burrell, and Carlos Burrell. Memorials may be made to Parkway Baptist Church, P.O. Box 1227, Chester, SC 29706 or Hospice Care of SC, 173 Columbia St., Chester, SC 29706. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.barronfuneralhome.com.