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grandchildren; and one great- grandson.The family will be at the funeral home from 7-9 p.m. today.More About JAMES BYTHAN COATS, SR.:Burial: 04 Jan 1998, Coats Family Cemetery, Willow Spring, North CarolinaChildren of NELLIE STEPHENSON and JAMES COATS are:i. JAMES BYTHAN 7 COATS, JR., m. GALE ?.ii. JERISE LERON COATS, b. 01 Sep 1956; m. BARBARA ?.iii. BILLIE JEAN COATS, m. LEE E. "PETE" WILLIAMS.iv. BRENDA COATS, m. JAMES BLACKMON.170. LULA MARIE 6 STEPHENSON (IRVING HENRY 5 , NIMROD 4 , MARY 3 LASSITER, WILLIAM"UNCLE BILLY" 2 , ELIJAH 1 ) She married ZEBEDEE BERNICE BYRD, JR., son of ZEBEDEE BYRDand CALLIE BYRD. He was born 26 Dec 1924 in Johnston County, North Carolina, and died24 Dec 2007.Notes for ZEBEDEE BERNICE BYRD, JR.:Dunn Daily Record12/26/2007Z.B. Byrd Jr., 82, of 4903 N.C. 50 North, Benson, died Monday, Dec. 24, 2007. He was bornDec. 26, 1924, in Johnston County to the late Zeb Bernice Sr. and Callie B. Byrd. He wasowner of Z.B. Byrd's Logging Company. Mr. Byrd was a 1941 graduate of Benson HighSchool. He was a member of Benson Pentecostal Holiness Church for 50 years and drove thechurch van for many years. Funeral services will be held 3 p.m. Thursday at Benson PHChurch by the Revs. Mark Fields, Jimmy Barnhill and L.B. Collins. Burial will follow atDevotional Gardens.Survivors include his wife of 64 years, Marie Stephenson Byrd; daughter, Sandra Daniels andhusband Bill of Benson; sons, Charles Byrd and wife Amy of Benson, Phillip Byrd of thehome, Steve Byrd and wife Karen of Angier, Rodney Byrd and wife Erica of Benson; sister,Sallie B. Wood of Benson; 11 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.The family will receive friends tonight from 6 to 8 at Rose & Graham Funeral Home inBenson. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Benson PH Church Building Fund,407 E. Church St., Benson, NC 27504; or to the E. Carlton Powell Hospice Center, 185 PineState Ave., Lillington, NC 27546.More About ZEBEDEE BERNICE BYRD, JR.:Burial: 27 Dec 2007, Devotional Gardens, Dunn, Harnett County, North CarolinaOccupation: Z.B. Byrd's Logging Company OwnerChildren of LULA STEPHENSON and ZEBEDEE BYRD are:i. SANDRA MARIE 7 BYRD, b. 10 Mar 1947, Johnston County, North Carolina; m.BILL DANIELS.315