OBITUARY

NAME: Darline Joann (Byrd) Meza, age 89, a longtime Atoka, OK resident.

BORN: She was born on Tuesday, July 19, 1927, to Joseph Thomas and Viola Faye (Jenkins) Byrd, at St. Louis, MO.

PASSED AWAY: Darline passed away on Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at Atoka, OK.

AGE: 89 years, 4 months and 10 days.

EDUCATION: She graduated from Cleveland High School in St. Louis, MO.

OCCUPATION: Darline was a homemaker and housewife.

MARRIED: She married Henry Carrillo Meza on Wednesday, January 1st, 1964 at Tiawana, Mexico.

CHURCH AFFILIATION, HOBBIES AND OTHER AFFILIATIONS: Darline attended Bentley Baptist Church. She enjoyed fishing (especially for catfish) and bingo.

SURVIVED BY

CHILDREN: Joann Candace Harris and husband Benjamin of Bentley, OK

Robert Carlyle Balderson of El Segundo, CA

Scott Lee Balderson of South Dakota

Brad Allen Balderson and wife Patty of Neah Bay, WA

GRANDSON: Shaun Harris of Bentley, OK

GRANDDAUGHTER: Kacie Sampier and husband Jimmy of Atoka, OK

along with other relatives and many dear and loved friends.

PRECEDED IN DEATH BY

HUSBAND: Henry Carrillo Meza

PARENTS: Joseph and Viola Faye (Jenkins) Byrd

SISTER: Dorothy Byrd

BROTHER: Ray Byrd

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DATE OF SERVICES: 2:00 PM Tuesday, November 29th, 2016

PLACE OF SERVICES: Bentley Cemetery, Bentley, Oklahoma

INTERMENT: Bentley Cemetery, Bentley, Oklahoma

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SERVICES UNDER THE DIRECTION OF

BROWN 'S FUNERAL SERVICE - ATOKA, OK