Norma Moore

All Veterans Funeral & Cremation - Denver

Visitation will be from 9:30am until shortly before the service starts at 11:00am.&nbsp; Family will be available for greeting and condolences.
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Memorial Service will begin at 11:00am with a luncheon to follow in the fellowship hall.&nbsp; Everyone is invited for food, fellowship and a chance to share stories with the family.&nbsp; There will also be a video and display showcasing Chris' life and legacy.&nbsp;&nbsp;
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There will be a private graveside interment after the lunch for family only.
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Memorial Service

This is an informal gathering for family and friends to celebrate the life of Chris Byrd.&nbsp; After a brief time of sharing, there will be lunch served and an invitation to stay and just visit with each other and continue to fellowship as we share memories of his life.
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Celebration of Life

Rivercrest Cremation

Christopher Byrd

Lori Byrd

Christopher Roy Byrd entered the arms of his heavenly Father on November 22, 2025 after a courageous battle with Lewy-Body dementia. His absence is greatly felt on this earth but we know and rejoice that he is whole once again, in heaven surrounded by loved ones who have gone before him. Throughout his life, Chris faithfully and joyfully served in so many ways to so many people–

As a son and brother – On October 27, 1956, in Mobile, Alabama, Chris was born to Garner Byrd and Anne McAlister. As an only child he loved living across the street from his Granny and Aunt Lois, and was surrounded by lots of extended family as he grew up. After his parents’ divorce during his high school years, his mother married John McAlister and his father married Chris’ “other mother,” Belle, and gained three stepsisters. The loneliness of being an only child was replaced with a house full of girls he had previously known as friends. Their relationships grew deep as the four of them watched Garner and Belle do life beautifully together.

As a husband, father and grandfather – As a student at Oral Roberts University, Chris met his wife Lori in Tulsa, Oklahoma. They married in 1977 and faithfully served the Lord together for nearly 50 years. While their marriage wasn’t perfect, their commitment to each other and their family through the trials and storms of life was a picture of God’s perfect plan for family. Lori was his best friend and most trusted confidant. Chris was a devoted father to three children–Amy, Megan and David–never allowing his ministry obligations to supersede his role as Dad. He loved each of his children fiercely and supported them through the highs and lows that growing up inevitably brings. While he loved his children, the role of Papa brought him so much joy.  His grand-kids, Caleb, Eli, Jakin, and Edynn were the lights of his latter years. He was a hands-on Papa, regularly seen worshipping with them in his arms on any given Sunday morning or carrying them around as he conducted church business. As the kids grew, he thoroughly loved being an active part of their lives and looked forward to the day he could live closer again to be a daily part of their lives.

As a Pastor and Shepherd – Outside of his family, this title was one he valued most, not because of the platform it provided but because he viewed his role as pastor as a true calling from Christ.  After brief tenures at churches in Tulsa, OK, New Orleans & Baton Rouge, LA and Hominy, OK, he moved his family north and became the lead pastor at Open Bible Fellowship in Morrison, IL (now Kingdom Life Community Church) where he faithfully served for 28 years. He was the chief servant leader, always striving to lead the hearts and minds of those in his flock to the feet of Jesus and to help them grow into the purposes and plans that the Lord had for them–many of them becoming pastors and leaders locally and missionaries to many parts of the world. His influence affected an entire community as he was actively involved in various boards and ministerial groups and actively challenged his congregation to reaching out in their communities and the entire world.

As a missionary at heart - Worldwide missions were near and dear to Chris’ heart and became a huge part of his ministry. True to his written mission statement for OBF that declared it was a “regional church with a world vision,” he took as many people as he could convince to go with him on ministry trips throughout the world, including Ukraine, Zambia, Thailand, Costa Rica, Scotland, Honduras, Mexico, and Tanzania. He resigned his senior pastoral position in 2018 and he and Lori spent his final year of full-time ministry in Tanzania where he taught at the local Bible college and supported the missionaries who live there full time. His love for worldwide missions helped establish ministries that are currently impacting remote parts of the world, bringing the truth and love of Christ to those who need Him.

Chris is survived by his wife, Lori, and his three children, Amy (Christopher) Griser of Fulton, IL, Megan (Zach) Modglin of Morrison, IL, and David Byrd of Davenport, IA. He leaves behind 5 grandchildren, Caleb, Eli, Jakin, & Edynn Modglin and Cole Parmer. He also leaves his mother, Anne McAlister of Mobile, Alabama and his three sisters, Becky (Jeff) Fulford, Beverly (Bruce) Falkner, and Barbara (Doug) Byrd as well as multiple nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, Garner Byrd and his other mother, Belle Byrd.

Chris believed his calling was to lead and disciple people to Christ. The rippling effect of his influence and impact of his life and ministry reached beyond the physical borders of any of the places he called home. The lives he touched throughout his 69 years on the Earth are numerous and literally stretch across the world. Whether he was teaching, pastoring, vacationing, or walking his dog(s), he was intentional in his mission to show Christ to everyone he came in contact with. He surely entered the gates of heaven hearing the Lord declare, “Well done, good and faithful servant.”

There will be a Celebration of Life Service in Mobile, Alabama on Saturday, December 6 and a Memorial Service in Morrison, Illinois on Saturday, December 13.  Please see events below for details.

A memorial has been established at Kingdom Life Community Church in Morrison, Illinois.  Designated ministries will benefit from Chris' death just as they did throughout his life.

The Byrd family would like to extend a heartfelt thanks to Tru-Heart Hospice and Clarehouse Hospice Home in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  Their tender care of our husband and father throughout his final days is something we are eternally grateful for.

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