The Republican Courier June 21, 1965
Retired McComb Farmer Dies
George Fred Byal, 69, of Pleasant Township, a retired farmer and former employee of the Ohio Engineering Co., died in his home at 10:45 a.m. Sunday of a complication of diseases. He had been in failing health two years.
Born in Blanchard Township Feb. 23, 1896, he was a son of John Melville and Frances (Cornwell) Byal. He married Leola Crumrine may 29, 1917, and she is living.
Also surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Albert (Betty) Endrek and Mrs. Elton (Marcella) Shoemaker, both of McComb; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Fern Whetstone, Washington, D.C., and Mrs. Charles (Gladys) Pendleton, Jersey City.
A son, Doyle, was killed in World War II and a brother, Lester, also preceded him in death. Mr. Byal was a member of First Christian Church, Findlay, and a charter member of Mullford-Butler Legion Post, McComb. He was a veteran of World War I.
Services were held in the Jones funeral Home at 3 p.m. Tuesday, the Rev. Ronald Murphy officiated. Burial was in McComb Cemetery.
Graveside rites were in charge of the Legion.
Family Members
Parents
John Melville Byal
1865–1950
Frances Eliza Cornwell Byal
1865–1931
Spouse
Leola B Crumrine Byal
1893–1981
Siblings
Lester Byal
1890–1950
Gladys B Byal Pendleton
1892–1982
Children
Betty Fern Byal Endrek
1918–2016
Marcella Byal Shoemaker
1919–1984
Doyle C Byal
1922–1945
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