DAILY JOURNAL, Flat River, Missouri. MICHAEL BYINGTON. Michael Byington of Bonne Terre was born in French Village March 5, 1913 and died in Farmington on May 1 [1977] at the age of 64. He was a son of the late Sam and Ida Byington. Surviving are his wife, Freda McGraw Byington of Bonne Terre; the following children, Howard Byington of Washington; Mary Williams of Ore., Pat Delay of Alaska, Joan Boyer of Irondale, Kay Parez of Birmingham, Ala., Steve Byington of Calif., Frank Short of Scott City, Archie Byington of Valles Mines, Lucian Byington of DeSoto and Sam Byington of Bonne Terre; five sisters, Christine (Mrs. Firmin) Pettus of Bonne Terre, Bertha (Mrs. Gus) Dixon of Pevely, Bessie (Mrs. Albert) Schaefer of Weingarten, Ruth (Mrs. Paul) Casgrove of Great Falls, Mont. and Anna (Mrs. Lee) Aubuchon of Pevely; 15 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.