Alice Cox Byrd, 86, a resident of Irving, died Monday, January 13, 2020 in Carrollton. Born June 30, 1933 to the late William Seaton Cox and Della Lou Montgomery Cox, she grew up in Haskell and graduated from Paint Creek High School. Alice was married to Joe Gardner from 1951 until his accidental death in 1963. On November 19, 1965 she married Buddy Byrd in Irving. They have lived in Irving for sixty years where she was a member of MacArthur Boulevard Baptist Church. She volunteered at Baylor, Scott and White Hospital and was a member of the Irving Silvertones Chorus. Alice was retired from MacArthur High School in Irving. She is survived by her husband Buddy C. Byrd; son, Billy Gardner and wife Alane of Mesquite; daughter, Louise Gardner of Irving; stepdaughters, Sarah Byrd Thompson and husband Bruce of Brazil and Alicia Byrd Stephenson of Richardson; brother, Jay Cox of Waco; sister, Helen Coleman and husband Tom of Dallas; seven grandchildren, Nicole Watkins and husband Ashly, Clint Temple and wife Shelly, Cate Worthington and husband Alex, Olivia Hulme, Brandley Hulme, Taylor Stephenson and wife Shanon, Robert Stephenson; five great grandchildren, Payton Watkins, Presley Watkins, Riley Temple, Isla Rae Temple and Luke Stephenson. The family will receive friends 6:00 8:00 p.m. Thursday, January 16, 2020 at Donnellys Colonial Funeral Home, 606 West Airport Freeway in Irving. Services will be at 10:00 a.m. Friday, January 17, 2020 in the funeral home chapel. Burial will follow at Restland Cemetery, 13005 Greenville Avenue, Dallas SERVICES

Visitation

Thursday, January 16, 2020 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Donnelly's Colonial Funeral Home 606 West Airport Freeway Irving, Texas 75062

Funeral Service

Friday, January 17, 2020 10:00 AM

Donnelly's Colonial Funeral Home 606 West Airport Freeway Irving, Texas 75062

Committal Service

Friday, January 17, 2020 11:30 AM

Restland Memorial Park 9220 Restland Road Dallas, Texas 75382