Fannie Mae Byrdie Byrd

Byrd, Fannie Mae ?Byrdie?, 73, of St. Petersburg, died Wednesday, April 20, 2005 at Bay Pines VA Medical Center. Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, she came here in 1995 from Agawam, Mass. She served her country honorably in both the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Navy from 1956 to 1964. She graduated from Business School in Chattanooga, then going on to Cornell University receiving a degree in Food and Beverage Management. She was the founder and general manager of AB&S Burring in Agawam, Mass. from 1975 to 1989. In 1982 she opened ?59 Taylor Street? Restaurant & Lounge and managed Samuels Bar & Lounge in Holyoke, Mass. and the River Lodge Restaurant in Agawam, Mass. She was a food and beverage manager at AMF Bowling Center in Kenneth City until her current illness. She is survived by 4 nieces.