He was one of four children born to Paul and Maddie Byers in the Alpharetta/Ocee/Shakerag community. He graduated from Milton High School where he was a member of Future Farmers of America and helped construct the log cabin now being preserved by the Alpharetta Historical Society. After high school, heenlisted in the U.S. Navy and served on the island of Guam. He returned to the Roswell/Alpharetta area and began working in the furniture industry. He was touted as "one of the youngest, most up-to-date businessman in Roswell in the 50's and 60's," according to the Roswell Neighbor newspaper. His original furniture store was on Canton Street in Roswell. He later built a new store, Byers Furniture located on Alpharetta Highway. He delivered most of his furniture he sold himself in his pickup truck. After working in the store each day, he left the store to go visit his cows on his farm in Alpharetta. He named his cows and knew them by sight, often making extra trips by the farm to bring them treats, like sweet hay. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Frances Byers; Richard Byers; daughter, Susan Byers Gallagher; and brother, Calvin Byers. He is survived by his long-time life partner, LaTroy Strickland; her daughter, Lindsey Strickland; granddaughters, Katie Gallagher and Emily Bartlett, and four great-grandchildren; youngest brother, Gerald Byers; and sister, Evelyn Byers. CoD: COVID-19
He was one of four children born to Paul and Maddie Byers in the Alpharetta/Ocee/Shakerag community. He graduated from Milton High School where he was a member of Future Farmers of America and helped construct the log cabin now being preserved by the Alpharetta Historical Society. After high school, heenlisted in the U.S. Navy and served on the island of Guam. He returned to the Roswell/Alpharetta area and began working in the furniture industry. He was touted as "one of the youngest, most up-to-date businessman in Roswell in the 50's and 60's," according to the Roswell Neighbor newspaper. His original furniture store was on Canton Street in Roswell. He later built a new store, Byers Furniture located on Alpharetta Highway. He delivered most of his furniture he sold himself in his pickup truck. After working in the store each day, he left the store to go visit his cows on his farm in Alpharetta. He named his cows and knew them by sight, often making extra trips by the farm to bring them treats, like sweet hay. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Frances Byers; Richard Byers; daughter, Susan Byers Gallagher; and brother, Calvin Byers. He is survived by his long-time life partner, LaTroy Strickland; her daughter, Lindsey Strickland; granddaughters, Katie Gallagher and Emily Bartlett, and four great-grandchildren; youngest brother, Gerald Byers; and sister, Evelyn Byers. CoD: COVID-19
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