Barney (Junior) Byington, Jr.

December 27, 1945 - January 23, 2020

Greenville, FL: Barney "Junior" Byington, Jr., age 74, passed away Thursday, January 23,2020 at his home in Greenville. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, January 26, 2020 at Beggs Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Greenville. A visitation will be held Saturday night from 7:00-9:00 p.m. at Beggs Funeral Home. He was born in O'brien, FL, and was a lifelong resident of Madison County, FL. Junior was a member of Sirmons Baptist Church in Greenville, FL. Junior proudly served his country in the Vietnam War, receiving a Bronze Star with the 101st Auiborne Division. He as preceded in death by his parents Eva and Barney Byington, Sr., four brothers, Curtis Byington, Gene Byington, Skippy Byington, and Roger Byington, and three sisters, Margie Campbell, Virginia Lunceford, and Maudie Carpenter. He is survived by his wife, Wanda Byington, Greenville, FL, one step- daughter, Memori McGriff and husband, Chad McGriff, one step- son, Darren Bass and wife, Reva Bass, two step- grandsons , Daniel and Matthew Bass, and three step- granddaughters, Adyson McGriff, Ashlynne Hendrix, and Emma Greene; he is also survived by his best friend , Johnny Carroll.