Dorothy May Byrd

Dorothy May Cantrell Lowe Byrd, age 92, of Cedar Bluff, Virginia, passed away Thursday, October 14, 2021 in Bristol, TN. She was born in Buchanan County, Virginia and was the daughter of the late Joseph Samuel and Arminda Jane Boyd Cantrell. She was a lifelong resident of the Cedar Bluff area and attended both the Richlands First Assembly of God Church and the Holy Church of Truth in Bristol, TN. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husbands, Marcus Kelly Lowe, Jr and Clarence Roosevelt Byrd; two sons, Tommy James Lowe and Joseph Randel Lowe; two stillborn infants; daughter-in-law, Olivia Whited Lowe; one grandson, Aaron Keith Lowe; one great grandson, Desperado Gage Miller; three brothers, Charles Anderson Cantrell, John Edward Cantrell, and Robert E. Lee Cantrell; and six sisters, Mary Safrona Keen, Menda Alice Davis, Margaret Alafair Harman, Elizabeth Keen, Nancy Katherine Cantrell, and Rosalie (Sallie) Cantrell. Survivors are: Children: Earl Eugene Lowe of Honaker, Virginia Donald Wayne Lowe and Betty S. Lowe of Richlands, Virginia Joyce Ann Lowe Robinette and husband, Howard of Swords Creek, Virginia Marvin Kelly Lowe and wife, Susie of Raven, Virginia Gary David Lowe of Cedar Bluff, Virginia Marcus Jr. Lowe of Cedar Bluff, Virginia Franklin Keith Lowe and wife, Debbie of Bristol, TN Paul Byrd and wife, Beverly of Cedar Bluff, Virginia Rosa Kathleen Byrd of Cedar Bluff, Virginia Daughter In Law: Phyllis Ann Lowe of Swords Creek, Virginia Brother: Henry Elmer Cantrell and wife, Glory of Florida 15 Grandchildren, 23 Great Grandchildren, 8 Step Great Grandchildren, 10 Great-Great Grandchildren, and 2 Step Great-Great Grandchildren Several nieces and nephews also survive. Special thanks to Ballad Health Hospice of Bristol, TN. Funeral services for Dorothy May Byrd will be conducted Monday, October 18, 2021 at 2 pm at the Hurst-Scott Funeral Chapel in Richlands, Virginia with the Rev. Buddy Herald and Sister Jackie Hall officiating. Interment will follow at Greenhills Memory Gardens at Claypool Hill, Virginia. Pallbearers will be Dalton Lowe, Eddie Lowe, Allen Miller, Justin Lowe, Anthony Lowe, Joseph Lowe, Matthew Robinette, and Scott Keen. Honorary pallbearer will be Jonathan Lowe. Friends may call after 6 pm Sunday evening at the Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in Richlands, Virginia. Hurst-Scott Funeral Home of Richlands, Virginia will oversee arrangements and those wishing to express sympathy may do so online at www.hurstscottfuneralhomes.com

Dorothy May Byrd

March 12, 1929 - October 14, 2021