Son of Samuel Porter Bird & Rosa N. Gordon
Petit Jean Country Headlight - Conway Co AR, May 1995
Roy L. Bird, 64, of Springfield, died Friday, May 19. He was
born Oct 12, 1930 in Birdtown, a son of Samuel Porter Bird and
Rose Gordon-Bird. Mr. Bird worked for the Conway County Road
Department, was a U.S. Air Force Korean veteran and was a member
of the Chapel Hill Baptist Church in Jacksonville. Survivors
include his wife, Peggy Bird; one stepson, Howard Mitchell
of Springfield; two stepdaughters, Patty Thurston of Huntsville
and Sharon McCoy of Russellville; two brothers, Huie Bird of
Clarksville and Dewey Bird of Stigler Okla; one sister Imogene
French of Canadian TX; and two grandchildren. Graveside service
was 2 p.m. Monday at Kilgore Cemetery by Elder Earl Smith with
burial by Harris Funeral Home of Morrilton. Pallbearers were
Andrew McCoy, Gene Wright, Larry Rehm, Roy Turner, Joe
Brown, James Henderson, Eddie Sims and Dean Caston.
