Wanda Vanessa Byrd

Obituary For Wanda Vanessa Byrd

Wanda Vanessa Byrd was born November 29th, 1970 in Augusta Georgia. She was the oldest of four children born to the late Ella Bea Johnson and the late Jeremiah Dishmond.

Graduating from Sprayberry High School in Marietta in 1988. She had a great entrepreneurial spirit, which led her to many business endeavors. She spent the last 7 years helping the citizens of Georgia as a Loan Quality Specialist for Capital City Home Loans. She has been an Atlanta resident since a young child. It was here that she met and married the love of her life, Daniel Byrd. To this union three children were born, Danielle Iman Byrd (18), Lia Amari Byrd (15), Mya Elise Byrd (14). She was a strong woman of faith, spending some of her last years doing evangelistic work through her church, Word of Deliverance and Zion Baptist Church.

She leaves to cherish memories: her brother, Dwayne and Jeremiah Dishmond Jr.; her sisters Wanda Jones and LaKisha Dishmond; Stepdaughters, Chrissy Vance, Jade Byrd, and Shani Merriet(deceased);Her Granddaughter, Kaylah Lee; Her mother in law, Sharlene Byrd; Her Godchildren, Tenesha, Zenobia, and Ebony Strong; Her uncles, Earnest, Leon, John, Willie, Ed (deceased) and Allen Rucker; her aunts Lucy Rucker (deceased) and Ella Brinson; Her Brother in love, Thomas Wright; Her sisters in love, Tracy Wilson, Samaria Nelson, and Denise Atkins; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. Funeral services for Mrs. Byrd will take place on Saturday August 8, 2020 at 11:00 am in the Chapel of Smith, Dennis-Smith Funeral Home. Private family viewing on Friday August 7, 2020 at the Funeral Home.

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