Spartanburg, SC - Walter Gerald Byrd, 65, peacefully entered rest on November 19, 2017. A Celebration of the Life of Walter Gerald Byrd will be held on Wednesday, November 22, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. at The John Stinson Woodward Memorial Chapel, 602 Howard St., Spartanburg, SC. Reverend Ron Henderson will officiate. The family will receive friends at the home, 351 Textile Rd., Apt. 59, Spartanburg, SC. J. W. Woodward Funeral Home