James J. Byrd, 69, son of the late George Harry Byrd and Rebecca Katie McBride Byrd, was born on September 30, 1956 in Clarendon County, SC.  He departed this life on Sunday, November 30, 2025 at Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital, Sumter, SC.

Job's Mortuary, Inc., 312 South Main Street, Sumter is in charge of arrangements.