Rubye Mae Hawks Byrd age 82 of Galax, Virginia passed away Thursday, March 28, 2019 in the Forsyth Medical Center.

Mrs. Byrd was born in Carroll County, Virginia on April 18, 1936 to Coy Elmer and Clara Blanche Bolen Hawks. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husbands Charles Eugene Morris and Joe Byrd; an infant son Michael Eugene Morris and several sisters and brothers.

She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law William Thomas and Natalie Byrd of Wytheville, Virginia; grandson Jordan Thomas Byrd and several nieces and nephews.

A graveside service will be held Sunday, March 31, 2019 at 2:00 PM in the Crooked Creek Cemetery with the Rev. Lee Houston officiating. There will be no visitation at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers the family respectfully request donations be made to the Alzheimer's Dementia Association, 225 North Michigan Avenue, 17 ^th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60601-7633.