Fri, 12/11/2020 - 5:59pm
Graveside services for Mark Allen Byrd, 58, of Lovington, NM will be held on Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at Dawson County Cemetery in Lamesa, Texas at 10:00 a.m. Texas time. Officiating will be Matt Bridges of First United Methodist Church of Lovington. Arrangements are under the direction of Kirby-Ratliff Funeral Home.
Mark was born on September 5, 1962 in Lamesa, TX to Donald Murrill and Bonnie Ellen (Shively) Byrd and passed away in Lovington on December 7, 2020.
Mark and Michelle met in high school and started dating in 1981. They were married on June 1, 1984, and have shared life and love for thirty six years as a married couple. They moved to Lovington in 1993 and Mark was employed with Plains Pipeline Service. He enjoyed the outdoors, especially anywhere with trees, and going exploring. He was also a history buff. He was a collector of guns, coins, books and anything military related. Reading was o