Justin Raymond Byram

Justin Raymond Byram, 44, Sheldon, MO, passed away on Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at Nevada Regional Medical Center in Nevada. Justin was born June 20, 1981 in Nevada to Harry R.  Byram and Kimberley L. Nordyke. 

     Justin was raised in Vernon and Barton Counties and graduated from Lamar High School in 2000. He lived most of his adult life in Sheldon. Justin was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed coon hunting, his dogs, horses, fishing, and hunting. He also loved watching the Kansas City Chief’s and being with his family – especially his nieces and nephews.

      Survivors include his mother, Kimberley of the home; father, Hal Byram of Sheldon; a brother, Tracy Byram (Ashley), Nevada; three nieces, Leah Byram (Chase), Donna Byram, and Tracy Lynn Byram; one nephew, Garrett Byram; and a great-nephew, Eli Hinman; grandmother, Mary Buckner, Sheldon; an uncle, Kenny Buckner;  three aunts, Karen Jeffries (Bruce), Sheldon, Lisa Gardner (Larry), Sheldon, and Loretta Murray, Milo, MO;  and several other great-aunts, great-uncles, and cousins.  He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Harry and Helen Byram, Raymond Buckner, and Bud Nordyke; and an uncle, Jesse Murray, Jr.

     Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, September 16, 2025 at Sheldon Baptist Church in Sheldon with Dr. Jerod Lamb officiating. A private committal will be held at a later time at the Olive Branch Cemetery in Milo. 

     Memorials are suggested to the family c/o Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada.  

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