Birth Date: 05/27/1950
Deceased Date: 08/09/2022
Mrs. Patsy Byrd Guthrie, age 72 of Garner, NC was called home to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday August 9 th, 2022, at her residence on Tarpley Way in Garner, NC.
Patsy was born May 27,1950 in Harnett County, NC to the late Hezzy Carr Byrd and Eleazer Grimes Byrd of Benson, NC. She was proceeded in death by her first husband Jerry Sorrell, and her sister Judy Byrd Barbour.
Patsy was an avid and talented painter. Painting was just one of her many talents including cooking, baking, sewing, and gardening. Anytime she was invited to a friend or family members home for a meal, she always arrived with a fresh home baked cake in hand. She truly loved cooking for her family, and she was an amazing cook. She made another of her passions her profession when she attended Cosmetology school in Raleigh, NC and opened her first shop in Garner NC where she was self-employed for many years.
She spent her life devoted to animal rescue and their care. Her home became their safe-haven and forever home. Patsy attended church at Garner United Methodist church in Garner, NC. She was loved and will be missed by all who knew her. She was one of God’s beautiful children, inside and out.
She is survived by her husband Jerry Guthrie of Garner, sisters, Tammy Rose Byrd, Janet Leigh Byrd both of Benson brother, Charles Don Byrd and wife, Jean of Benson; nieces, Amy Barbour Clayton, and Kristen Byrd Cone; and nephew, Charles Don Byrd Jr, and well as several cousins.
Funeral Services will be held-2:00 PM Thursday, August 18, 2022, at Rose and Graham Funeral Chapel in Benson, NC. Burial will follow-10:00 AM Friday, August 19, 2022, at Sandhills State Veteran Cemetery in Spring Lake, NC. Family will receive friends from 1:00PM to 1:45PM prior to the service at Rose and Graham Funeral Home in Benson, NC.
