Funeral services for Charlie Daniel Byrd, 80, of Guy, Texas, are set for 10 am Friday, September 25, 2015, at Sermon on the Mound, 1204 Mulcahy Street, Damon, TX 77430, with Rev. Jeff Kluttz officiating. Burial will follow in Damon Public Cemetery, Damon, Texas.

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 pm Thursday, September 24, 2015, at Garmany & Carden Funeral Directors Chapel in Needville, Texas.

Charlie was born February 12, 1935, in DeWitt County, Texas, to Jessie and Hattie Byrd. He died September 21, 2015, in Sugar Land, Texas. Charlie served in the United States Army & Army Reserves from 1957-1963. After being honorably discharged, he worked numerous jobs until his retirement allowed him to pursue his true passion of hunting, fishing, and spending time with his wife and their "children" - Candy, Boomer, Bubba, and Queenie.

He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Dorothy Haas Byrd; son, Tommy Wayne Kostelnik and wife Sharon; grandchildren Keith Kostelnik and wife Melissa, and Michele Kostelnik and Nate Smith; great-grandchildren Bradley, Kaitlyn, Wesley, and Zachary Kostelnik; sister Jessie Tyler; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. Charlie is preceded in death by parents Jessie and Hattie Byrd; siblings, Gladys McNeil, Arthur (Sonny) Bird, Ira Byrd, Travis (Buddy) Byrd, Estle Byrd, Marvin (Jimmy) Byrd, and Leroy Byrd.

Memorials may be given to Sermon on the Mound, 1204 Mulcahy Street, Damon, TX 77430, or First Baptist Church, 14022 TX-36, Needville, TX 77461.

Condolence messages may be written for the Byrd family at www.garmanycarden.com.

Services are under the direction of Garmany & Carden Funeral Directors, 3103 School Street, Needville, TX 77461 (979)793-4515.