Thomas Hood Byrd, 83 of Roaring River, passed away Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at Avante Health Care. Mr. Byrd was born March 6, 1926 in Wilkes County to Thomas and Annie Tharpe Byrd. He was a member of Pleasant Home Baptist Church and was a retired farmer. In addition to his parents, Mr. Byrd was preceded in death by a brother, Robert R. Byrd; a sister, Annie Lee Byrd; and a sister-in-law, Hettie Byrd. He is survived by several cousins. A funeral service will be conducted Thursday, February 4, 2010 at 12:00 pm at Elkin Funeral Service Chapel. Burial will follow in Pleasant Home Baptist Church cemetery. The family will receive friends thirty minutes prior to the funeral service. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Mountain Valley Hospice, 688 N. Bridge Street, Elkin, NC 28621 or Pleasant Home Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, 2253 Byrd Road, Roaring River, NC 28669.