Mrs. Edith June Mixon Byrd, 73, of Hamilton passed away on Wednesday, June 19, 2024, in the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Mrs. Byrd was born in Haleyville on September 6, 1950, to Berlon and Wilma Hightower Ballard. She attended the Barnesville Freewill Baptist Church and was a 1968 graduate of Hamilton High School where she served as homecoming queen and cheerleader. After high school, she attended Northwest Alabama Technical College where she earned her barber certificate. June worked in the community as a barber until the birth of her children. She then spent the next 17 years as a stay-at-home mom, supporting them in every activity they were involved in. She later rejoined the workforce and was employed in the dental industry and later with Marion County Funeral Home where she worked until her retirement. After retirement, June began taking care of her grandchildren who were the love of her life. June was a selfless person and a wonderful mother and Mimi. She was a valued seamstress for the community and loved to cook, often providing food for the sick and shut in. In her spare tim,e June enjoyed crocheting and doing needlepoint, being outside watching her hummingbirds and in earlier years, spending time taking care of her horses.
Mrs. Byrd is survived by her husband, Eddie Byrd; children, Stacy Page (Todd), Heath Mixon (Patrick), Leah Copeland (Justin) and Lance Byrd and his wife; grandchildren, Madeleine Page, Mackenzie Polson (Brady), Jon Robert Page, Elijah Johnson (Anna Kate), Cohen Johnson, Caroline Copeland, Alex Byrd and Kayley Byrd; and a host of nieces, nephews and other family members and friends.
In addition to her parents, Mrs. Byrd was preceded in death by her brother, Steve Ballard.
A graveside service for Mrs. Byrd was held on June 21, 2024, at the Barnesville Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery near Hamilton.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to: The Red Barn Animal Shelter at: theredbarn.org/about-us/ or Community Action Committee at: caamw.org.
Bowen Funeral Home
981 State Highway 253
Winfield, AL 35594
205-487-4327
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