BYRON DALE HOOD, SR., age 59, was born September 30, 1946 in Dallas, Texas to Norman and Ruth Goldsmith Hood. He was raised in Oak Cliff. Byron died a man of faith on November 24, 2005 in Irving, Texas. Byron was always supportive of his children and grandchildren and their endeavors. He was avid golfer and sports fan. A thirty-four year Irving resident, he was a member of South MacArthur Church of Christ and had been an employee of Albertsons for thirty years. He is survived by wife, Brenda Hood; sons, Bryon Hood, Jr. and his wife Beatrice, Billy and Bobby Hood; daughter, Darla and her husband Jeremy Lindell, all of Irving; brothers, David Hood of Maybank, TX., Malcolm Hood of Mesquite, TX and Lyndon Hood of Paris, Texas; sister, Lynda Johnson of Mesquite, TX and eight grandchildren. Services 11 a.m. Saturday, November 26, 2005 at South MacArthur Church of Christ, 1401 S. MacArthur Blvd. Interment following at Oak Grove Memorial Gardens of Irving. Grady King and Tim Lewis will officiate. Family will receive friends Friday 6-8 p.m. at Donnellys Colonial Funeral Home, 606 W. Airport Freeway, Irving, TX.