Winterset, Iowa: Priscilla A. (Sabourin) Byrd, 84, formerly of Haverhill, MA and Fairhaven, NJ, died peacefully on June 6, 2023, with family by her side in Winterset.

Born, raised and educated in Haverhill, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Gladys (Goudreault) Sabourin, and graduated from Haverhill High School.

First and foremost, Mrs. Byrd was a devoted and loving wife and mother, dedicated to creating a warm and loving home for her husband and children. She considered that the most important work of her life. She lived for many years in Fairhaven, NJ, where she raised her children. As they got older, she was employed as an Administrative Assistant at Margaretten & Company, Inc. and later as the Executive Administrator to the CEO of the Mortgage Division of Chase Bank.

Mrs. Byrd was an avid reader and enjoyed sailing and crocheting. In her later years, she ascended to the position of the devoted and much loved matriarch of her large family.

Predeceased in 2013 by her loving husband John W. Byrd and in 2016 by her son Jeff K. Byrd, she will be sadly missed and lovingly remembered by her son, Mark S. Byrd, of Red Bank, NJ, a son and daughter-in-law, Eric J. and Rene Byrd of Winterset, Iowa, a daughter-in-law, Kelli Byrd of Brick Township, NJ; three grandchildren Courtney (Byrd) Whittenberg, Shea Byrd and Kody Byrd; two great grandchildren, Layla Whittenberg and Aveline Whittenberg, and several nieces, nephews and cousins. She was also predeceased by a daughter-in-law, Kim Byrd, her sisters, Constance "Lorraine" Simard, Claire Husband, and brothers Eugene Sabourin and Roland Sabourin.

Relative and friends are invited to her funeral which will begin on Monday, October 2, 2023 at 9 a.m. from the Berube-Comeau Funeral Home, 47 Broadway, Haverhill, MA with a Mass of Chrisitan Burial at 10 a.m. in All Saints Church, Bellevue Avenue, Haverhill, and followed by burial in Saint Joseph Cemetery. In lieu of flowers the family would like to suggest memorial donations be made to Saint Jude Children's Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN.