Audrey Dale Sheffield

Audrey Dale (Byrd) Sheffield , 89, of Lumberton, passed away peacefully on Wednesday February 26, 2014 at Silsbee Oaks Health Care Center in Silsbee. She was born in Robertson County, Texas on March 21, 1924 to her parents Neal and Myrtle (Couch) Byrd. Mrs. Sheffield was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Gerald Sheffield, two sisters, Marie Barnes and Belva Maddox, one brother,W.C. Byrd, and her son Bobby Sheffield. She was a sixty year resident of the Golden Triangle and was in the Unitarian faith. During her lifetime she was in various occupations and industries. She was a member of The National Organization of Women, an entrepreneur, collector, enjoyed gardening, and politics.

She is survived by her son, Wayne Sheffield of Dallas, her daughter Cheryl McCown and husband Ronnie of Lumberton, her aunt Ruth Cobb and sister-in-law Edna Byrd. Also surviving are grandchildren, Kyle, Beau, and Chris Sheffield, Mark and Rebecca, Dustin and Christen and Danielle Sheffield, Jason and Kim McCown, Shanna and Roger Smart, Candice and Andy Pritchard, great grandchildren, Cassidy and Violet Sheffield, Matthew and Kaden McCown, Breanna and Jayden Smart, Drew Pritchard, and numerous beloved nieces and nephews.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday March 8, 2014 at 3:00 P.M. at the Forest Lawn Funeral Home Chapel with interment to follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Beaumont.

Memorial contributions may be made in Mrs. Sheffield’s honor to your favorite charity of choice.