NEW LONDON, NC – Harvey Dwight Byrd, 84, passed away June 14, 2022, in his home.

His funeral service will be at 3 pm Saturday, June 18, 2022, at West & Dunn Funeral Home Chapel of Erwin. The family will receive friends from 2 to 3 pm, prior to the service, at West & Dunn Funeral Home of Erwin. Interment will follow the service at Erwin Memorial Park.

Born July 21, 1937, in Harnett County, Dwight is the son of the late Harvey R. Byrd and Velma Davis Byrd. Dwight is survived by his loving wife, Margaret Smith Byrd; son, Harve Byrd (Michelle) of Greenville, South Carolina; daughter, Monica Rogers (Dwight) of Morganton; and sister, Patricia Kay Walters (Billy) of Goose Creek, South Carolina. He is also survived by grandchildren, Garrett Gillison (Becca) of Hilo, Hawaii, Maggie Holder (Heath) of Blowing Rock, Dylan Byrd (Kelsey) of Parkview, Maryland, and Devyn Byrd of Greenville, South Carolina.

In addition to his parents, Dwight was preceded in death by two daughters, Margaret Michelle Byrd and Millicent Hope Byrd.

Dwight had a passion for golf, maintaining a healthy lifestyle, and was a lifelong Tar Heel fan.

Memorials may be sent to The Masonic Home for Children at Oxford at mhc-oxford.org

Services have been entrusted to West & Dunn Funeral Home of Erwin.

Condolences can be made to www.westanddunn.com.