10/30/2026
Charles Edgar “Ed” Byars, of Texico, was “swallowed up by life” at 10:15 a.m. on October 29, 2026, and is now “absent from the body” but “present with the Lord” (2 Corinthians 5:1-10). Ed was born June 5, 1941, to Elza and Edith (Burge) Byars.
He attended Kell Grade School and Salem High School. While still in high school, he started working at Stanford Engineering in Salem – later purchased by MAN Roland. He worked there from 1959 to 2007. While not having a college degree in engineering, he worked in many facets of the mechanical and electrical engineering of the machines Stanford built and retired as vice president of engineering.
Ed was drafted into the Army and was stationed at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, where he served in the Post Engineers from April 1964 to January 1966. He was proud that he had served his country
and in his later years often wore his “Army” hat when in public. His hat got him many expressions of “Thank you for your service.”
After serving in the Army, he married Janet Sue Dalby, on October 7, 1966. They had one son, Mark. Janet preceded him in death in December 2019.
Ed faithfully attended and served the Lord at Panther Fork Baptist Church. It was there at a
revival service when he was eleven years old that he trusted in Jesus’ sacrificial death on the cross to pay for his sins. Over the years, he served as song leader, Sunday school teacher, deacon, trustee for the Panther Fork Cemetery, and other ways as well.
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