Maynard Byrd Worked at Cleveland Quarries Maynard Byrd, 66, a former South Amherst resident, died of cancer Aug. 19 in Oak Ridge, Tenn. Born in Pioneer,Tenn.,he lived in South Amherst for 32 years, before returning to Pioneer in 1988. Mr. Byrd worked at Cleveland Quarries in Amherst for 13 years and at Kasper Foundryi n Elyria for 11 years. He was a member of the Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Amherst and the Five Black Gums Baptist Church in Tennessee. Survivors include his wife of 49 years, Dorothy (nee Lay); sons, Earnest of Wakeman, Herman of Amherst and Christopher of Felton, Ga.;daughters, Erma Monhollen of Amherst and Elza Nickeson of Cleveland,Tenn.;nine grandchildren; a great-grandson; and a brother, Charlie of Pioneer. Services were Aug. 22 at the West-Murley Funeral Home in Oneida,Tenn. The Rev. Arthur Goney and the Rev. Delyn Phillips officiated. Burial was in the Lay Silcox Cemtery in Pioneer. Source: Chronicle Telegram, Elyria, Ohio, August 31, 1995