Mother of Dr. Harry Clifton 'Curly' Byrd, President of the University of Maryland (1935-1954)
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Mrs. Sallie Byrd Died Suddenly
Stricken While Working In Garden
The community was greatly shocked on Monday when it was learned that Mrs. Sallie May Sterling Byrd, one of its prominent and most highly esteemed matrons, had died suddenly while working in her garden, early in the afternoon. She was 81 years of age.
Mrs. Byrd apparently had been in good health, and with a helper was getting her garden ready, when she fell, and when her daughter, Mrs. Athol Boone was summoned from her classroom at school, it was found that the mother was dead.
It would seem that Providence let Mrs. Byrd have the last minutes of her life here in her garden where the flowers she loved so well were blooming, a reminder that the winter sleep is not death, but a short rest, and that when spring comes, with warm sunshine and gentle breezes, there is a resurrection when life stirs again and in growing things becomes more beautiful than it was before.
And in her garden Monday afternoon Mrs. Byrd met the Head Gardener of the Universe, who gently and lovingly lifted her soul to place it in that celestial garden where the most beautiful flowers are the happy, joyful faces of mothers.
Mrs. Byrd was the daughter of the late Algie S. and Julia Tyler Sterling, both of Crisfield, and the widow of the late Wm. F. Byrd, two time member of the Maryland Legislature, a member of the Board of County Commissioners, a prominent Democratic political leader and a scholar of note.
She was devoted to her husband, her home and family, and it was with them and doing for them she found great and lasting pleasure. A motherly woman, she had a fine presence, and was at home in any company, where her gracious manner endeared her to everyone she met. And the family of boys and girls she reared so carefully are living testimony to the strength of character of the mother and the fine attributes she possessed.
Mrs. Byrd had a long and useful life. She was an energetic woman and a great believer in prayer. Her activities were many and her helpfulness to others made for her many warm friends who held her in deep and sincere affection. As she moved plants in her garden to give opportunity for greater beauty and usefulness, so has she been moved to another garden, there to enjoy that celestial beauty which is too great for human eyes to see or human senses to absorb.
For some years she had been spending the winter months with her son, Dr. H. Clifton Byrd, president of the University of Maryland. The past winter she spent at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Athol Boone, whose health had not been so good. For some days before her death she had been engaged in preparations to refurbish her home, with painting and papering, and on Monday, asparagus from her garden had been cooked for her noonday meal.
Mrs. Byrd reposed at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Athol Boone, in Byrdtown, until yesterday, Thursday afternoon, when funeral services were held in Asbury Methodist Church, of which she long had been a member, at 2.30 o'clock, conducted by the pastor, Rev. Robert E. Green. Interment was in the family plot in Asbury cemetery. Bearers were members of the Asbury Church Bible Class.
Surviving her are three sons, Dr. H. Clifton (Curley) Byrd president of the University of Maryland, Warren F. Byrd of Washington, D.C., J. W. Miles Byrd, of Cabin John, Md., two daughters, Mrs. Lloyd Boone of Crisfield and Mrs. Robert S. Carr of Hyattsville, Md., one brother, W. Jerome Sterling, a half-brother, William Algie Sterling, and a half-sister, Mrs. L. Edward Nelson, all of Crisfield, eleven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
The Crisfield Times, Crisfield, Maryland, Friday, April 25, 1952, pp. 1 and 4
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Sallie May Sterling, daughter of Algie S. and Julia A. Sterling, born 24 Feb 1871, baptized near Asbury by William H. Hutchin on 17 Apr 1872. (Asbury M. E. Church records)
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Mrs. Sallie Byrd Died Suddenly
Stricken While Working In Garden
The community was greatly shocked on Monday when it was learned that Mrs. Sallie May Sterling Byrd, one of its prominent and most highly esteemed matrons, had died suddenly while working in her garden, early in the afternoon. She was 81 years of age.
Mrs. Byrd apparently had been in good health, and with a helper was getting her garden ready, when she fell, and when her daughter, Mrs. Athol Boone was summoned from her classroom at school, it was found that the mother was dead.
It would seem that Providence let Mrs. Byrd have the last minutes of her life here in her garden where the flowers she loved so well were blooming, a reminder that the winter sleep is not death, but a short rest, and that when spring comes, with warm sunshine and gentle breezes, there is a resurrection when life stirs again and in growing things becomes more beautiful than it was before.
And in her garden Monday afternoon Mrs. Byrd met the Head Gardener of the Universe, who gently and lovingly lifted her soul to place it in that celestial garden where the most beautiful flowers are the happy, joyful faces of mothers.
Mrs. Byrd was the daughter of the late Algie S. and Julia Tyler Sterling, both of Crisfield, and the widow of the late Wm. F. Byrd, two time member of the Maryland Legislature, a member of the Board of County Commissioners, a prominent Democratic political leader and a scholar of note.
She was devoted to her husband, her home and family, and it was with them and doing for them she found great and lasting pleasure. A motherly woman, she had a fine presence, and was at home in any company, where her gracious manner endeared her to everyone she met. And the family of boys and girls she reared so carefully are living testimony to the strength of character of the mother and the fine attributes she possessed.
Mrs. Byrd had a long and useful life. She was an energetic woman and a great believer in prayer. Her activities were many and her helpfulness to others made for her many warm friends who held her in deep and sincere affection. As she moved plants in her garden to give opportunity for greater beauty and usefulness, so has she been moved to another garden, there to enjoy that celestial beauty which is too great for human eyes to see or human senses to absorb.
For some years she had been spending the winter months with her son, Dr. H. Clifton Byrd, president of the University of Maryland. The past winter she spent at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Athol Boone, whose health had not been so good. For some days before her death she had been engaged in preparations to refurbish her home, with painting and papering, and on Monday, asparagus from her garden had been cooked for her noonday meal.
Mrs. Byrd reposed at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Athol Boone, in Byrdtown, until yesterday, Thursday afternoon, when funeral services were held in Asbury Methodist Church, of which she long had been a member, at 2.30 o'clock, conducted by the pastor, Rev. Robert E. Green. Interment was in the family plot in Asbury cemetery. Bearers were members of the Asbury Church Bible Class.
Surviving her are three sons, Dr. H. Clifton (Curley) Byrd president of the University of Maryland, Warren F. Byrd of Washington, D.C., J. W. Miles Byrd, of Cabin John, Md., two daughters, Mrs. Lloyd Boone of Crisfield and Mrs. Robert S. Carr of Hyattsville, Md., one brother, W. Jerome Sterling, a half-brother, William Algie Sterling, and a half-sister, Mrs. L. Edward Nelson, all of Crisfield, eleven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
The Crisfield Times, Crisfield, Maryland, Friday, April 25, 1952, pp. 1 and 4
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Sallie May Sterling, daughter of Algie S. and Julia A. Sterling, born 24 Feb 1871, baptized near Asbury by William H. Hutchin on 17 Apr 1872. (Asbury M. E. Church records)
Mother of Dr. Harry Clifton 'Curly' Byrd, President of the University of Maryland (1935-1954)
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Mrs. Sallie Byrd Died Suddenly
Stricken While Working In Garden
The community was greatly shocked on Monday when it was learned that Mrs. Sallie May Sterling Byrd, one of its prominent and most highly esteemed matrons, had died suddenly while working in her garden, early in the afternoon. She was 81 years of age.
Mrs. Byrd apparently had been in good health, and with a helper was getting her garden ready, when she fell, and when her daughter, Mrs. Athol Boone was summoned from her classroom at school, it was found that the mother was dead.
It would seem that Providence let Mrs. Byrd have the last minutes of her life here in her garden where the flowers she loved so well were blooming, a reminder that the winter sleep is not death, but a short rest, and that when spring comes, with warm sunshine and gentle breezes, there is a resurrection when life stirs again and in growing things becomes more beautiful than it was before.
And in her garden Monday afternoon Mrs. Byrd met the Head Gardener of the Universe, who gently and lovingly lifted her soul to place it in that celestial garden where the most beautiful flowers are the happy, joyful faces of mothers.
Mrs. Byrd was the daughter of the late Algie S. and Julia Tyler Sterling, both of Crisfield, and the widow of the late Wm. F. Byrd, two time member of the Maryland Legislature, a member of the Board of County Commissioners, a prominent Democratic political leader and a scholar of note.
She was devoted to her husband, her home and family, and it was with them and doing for them she found great and lasting pleasure. A motherly woman, she had a fine presence, and was at home in any company, where her gracious manner endeared her to everyone she met. And the family of boys and girls she reared so carefully are living testimony to the strength of character of the mother and the fine attributes she possessed.
Mrs. Byrd had a long and useful life. She was an energetic woman and a great believer in prayer. Her activities were many and her helpfulness to others made for her many warm friends who held her in deep and sincere affection. As she moved plants in her garden to give opportunity for greater beauty and usefulness, so has she been moved to another garden, there to enjoy that celestial beauty which is too great for human eyes to see or human senses to absorb.
For some years she had been spending the winter months with her son, Dr. H. Clifton Byrd, president of the University of Maryland. The past winter she spent at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Athol Boone, whose health had not been so good. For some days before her death she had been engaged in preparations to refurbish her home, with painting and papering, and on Monday, asparagus from her garden had been cooked for her noonday meal.
Mrs. Byrd reposed at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Athol Boone, in Byrdtown, until yesterday, Thursday afternoon, when funeral services were held in Asbury Methodist Church, of which she long had been a member, at 2.30 o'clock, conducted by the pastor, Rev. Robert E. Green. Interment was in the family plot in Asbury cemetery. Bearers were members of the Asbury Church Bible Class.
Surviving her are three sons, Dr. H. Clifton (Curley) Byrd president of the University of Maryland, Warren F. Byrd of Washington, D.C., J. W. Miles Byrd, of Cabin John, Md., two daughters, Mrs. Lloyd Boone of Crisfield and Mrs. Robert S. Carr of Hyattsville, Md., one brother, W. Jerome Sterling, a half-brother, William Algie Sterling, and a half-sister, Mrs. L. Edward Nelson, all of Crisfield, eleven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
The Crisfield Times, Crisfield, Maryland, Friday, April 25, 1952, pp. 1 and 4
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Sallie May Sterling, daughter of Algie S. and Julia A. Sterling, born 24 Feb 1871, baptized near Asbury by William H. Hutchin on 17 Apr 1872. (Asbury M. E. Church records)
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Mrs. Sallie Byrd Died Suddenly
Stricken While Working In Garden
The community was greatly shocked on Monday when it was learned that Mrs. Sallie May Sterling Byrd, one of its prominent and most highly esteemed matrons, had died suddenly while working in her garden, early in the afternoon. She was 81 years of age.
Mrs. Byrd apparently had been in good health, and with a helper was getting her garden ready, when she fell, and when her daughter, Mrs. Athol Boone was summoned from her classroom at school, it was found that the mother was dead.
It would seem that Providence let Mrs. Byrd have the last minutes of her life here in her garden where the flowers she loved so well were blooming, a reminder that the winter sleep is not death, but a short rest, and that when spring comes, with warm sunshine and gentle breezes, there is a resurrection when life stirs again and in growing things becomes more beautiful than it was before.
And in her garden Monday afternoon Mrs. Byrd met the Head Gardener of the Universe, who gently and lovingly lifted her soul to place it in that celestial garden where the most beautiful flowers are the happy, joyful faces of mothers.
Mrs. Byrd was the daughter of the late Algie S. and Julia Tyler Sterling, both of Crisfield, and the widow of the late Wm. F. Byrd, two time member of the Maryland Legislature, a member of the Board of County Commissioners, a prominent Democratic political leader and a scholar of note.
She was devoted to her husband, her home and family, and it was with them and doing for them she found great and lasting pleasure. A motherly woman, she had a fine presence, and was at home in any company, where her gracious manner endeared her to everyone she met. And the family of boys and girls she reared so carefully are living testimony to the strength of character of the mother and the fine attributes she possessed.
Mrs. Byrd had a long and useful life. She was an energetic woman and a great believer in prayer. Her activities were many and her helpfulness to others made for her many warm friends who held her in deep and sincere affection. As she moved plants in her garden to give opportunity for greater beauty and usefulness, so has she been moved to another garden, there to enjoy that celestial beauty which is too great for human eyes to see or human senses to absorb.
For some years she had been spending the winter months with her son, Dr. H. Clifton Byrd, president of the University of Maryland. The past winter she spent at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Athol Boone, whose health had not been so good. For some days before her death she had been engaged in preparations to refurbish her home, with painting and papering, and on Monday, asparagus from her garden had been cooked for her noonday meal.
Mrs. Byrd reposed at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Athol Boone, in Byrdtown, until yesterday, Thursday afternoon, when funeral services were held in Asbury Methodist Church, of which she long had been a member, at 2.30 o'clock, conducted by the pastor, Rev. Robert E. Green. Interment was in the family plot in Asbury cemetery. Bearers were members of the Asbury Church Bible Class.
Surviving her are three sons, Dr. H. Clifton (Curley) Byrd president of the University of Maryland, Warren F. Byrd of Washington, D.C., J. W. Miles Byrd, of Cabin John, Md., two daughters, Mrs. Lloyd Boone of Crisfield and Mrs. Robert S. Carr of Hyattsville, Md., one brother, W. Jerome Sterling, a half-brother, William Algie Sterling, and a half-sister, Mrs. L. Edward Nelson, all of Crisfield, eleven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
The Crisfield Times, Crisfield, Maryland, Friday, April 25, 1952, pp. 1 and 4
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Sallie May Sterling, daughter of Algie S. and Julia A. Sterling, born 24 Feb 1871, baptized near Asbury by William H. Hutchin on 17 Apr 1872. (Asbury M. E. Church records)
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