Georgia Byerly

Georgia Lee Byerly of Bridgewater died on Tuesday, December 23, 2025, four days short of her 92nd birthday at Bridgewater Home.

Mrs. Byerly was born on December 27, 1933 in Harrisonburg at a house built by her Grandfather Turner on Willow Street, and was a daughter of the late James Monroe Salt and Mary Turner Salt. Georgia Lee was a graduate of Harrisonburg High School and she attended Madison College with a major in Music. She left college to raise a family, which she pursued with passion as a wife and mother, along with helping her husband with a thriving business in insurance sales and service. She was a past member of Muhlenberg Lutheran Church, where she sang in the choir for many years and taught Sunday School. She was also a past and active member of Otterbein United Methodist Church and Fisherville United Methodist Church and most recently was a member of Bridgewater United Methodist Church.

On September 26, 1954, she married Oliver Lynwood Byerly who died February 2, 2017.

Georgia Lee is survived by her children, The Rev. David M. Byerly and wife MaryLou of Williamsport, PA, Mary E. Brown and her husband Cloyd of Roanoke, Mark S. Byerly and his wife Roberta of Harrisonburg, Daniel A. Byerly of Richmond and Timothy M. Byerly and his wife Beth of Breckenridge, TX, five grandchildren, a great-grandson, who was born in November, 2025 and her brother Donald T. Salt of Frederick, MD. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a sister, Beverly Lawson of Singers Glen.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 11:00 am at Bridgewater United Methodist Church with The Rev. Mary Dadisman officiating.

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Arrangements entrusted to the McMullen Funeral Home.