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The Lorain County General Health District's Vital Statistics Office houses the birth and death records beginning in 1908 to the present. Certificates of births and deaths occurring in all of Lorain County, except for the city of Lorain, are available at the health district.
For your convenience, you can also process online requests through an independent company that the Lorain County General Health District has partnered with to provide you this service - VitalChek Network, Inc. VitalChek can be reached through their website. An additional fee for this service is charged by VitalChek, and all major credit cards are accepted including American Express® , Discover® , MasterCard® and Visa® .
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9880 South Murray Ridge Road
Elyria, Ohio 44035
(440) 244-3418
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Elyria, Ohio 44035
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James Robert Byam, Sr.
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James Robert Byam, Sr., our dear Dad, Peep, brother, and friend went to be with the Lord and his precious wife on August 19, 2007.
His funeral will be Friday, August 24, at 9:30 A.M. in the chapel at Moore Funeral Home, 1219 N. Davis Drive, Arlington TX. Burial will follow at Moore Memorial Gardens.
Jim was a loyal son of his home state of Ohio, where he was born on December 19, 1930 in Elyria, but he grew to love his adopted home of Texas, as well. He came to Texas when the Army assigned him to Fort Wolters in Mineral Wells. TX in 1950. There he met the young lady who would become his wife of 55 years, Peggy Wooldridge.
Jim and Peggy began their lives together in Mineral Wells, but they soon moved to Waco, Texas, so he could attend Baylor University. He earned his B.A. in Romantic Languages. His love of learning and the desire to become a civil engineer led them to Austin, where Jim became a proud Longhorn. He received his B.S. in Civil Engineering.
In 1957, he was initiated into the Masons and was ordained as a Baptist Minister. Although he worked in many professional settings, he spent most of his career with the U. S. Department of H.U.D. Throughout these years, they lived in Arlington, San Antonio, and Pipe Creek.
After retirement, their family was thrilled for them to return to the Arlington area to be close to their children and grandkids. Jim’s interests and hobbies varied, but he approached them all with a passion. Some of his favorite pastimes included woodworking, pets, listening to gospel and bluegrass music, and fishing. He also loved to play golf, pool, ping-pong, and a mean game of kick the can. Family camping trips were probably some of his most precious memories, and you could always count on Peep for a game of dominoes, especially if he were winning!
He is survived by children, Michelle (Mike) Pringle, Mary (Scott) Loftis, Robby (Vicki) Byam, Jr., Toni (Travis) Pirotte; grandchildren, Patrick (Kellie) Pringle, Katie (Alan) Blanchard, Megan Pringle, Autumn (Levi) Gruene, Amanda Loftis, Colter Loftis, Justin Byam, James Byam III; and loyal dog Hei.
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