CCSD Special Education Teacher Passes Away

Editor's note: the following obituary is from Sosebee Funeral Home.

Rev. Mike Byess, age 48, of Canton, passed away on Tuesday, March 27, 2018 at Kennestone Hospital. Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Friday, March 30, 2018 at Bethesda Baptist Church with Rev. Joey Phillips, Rev. Sanford Fountain, Rev. Robby Chastain and Rev. Greg Long officiating.

Interment followed in Arbor Hill Baptist Church Cemetery in Pickens County with Red Wine Masonic Lodge # 174 in charge of graveside rites. The family received friends on Wednesday from 1 p.m. until 9 p.m., Thursday from 9 a.m. until 9 p.m. and Friday 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Sosebee Funeral Home.

Mike was a member of Arbor Hill Baptist Church in Pickens County and a member and past master at Red Wine Masonic Lodge # 174. He was a special education teacher at Teasley Middle School and served as Pastor for over 20 years at many churches in the North Georgia Area. Mike enjoyed woodworking, cutting grass, riding motorcycles, his canine friend Charlie and most of all spending time with his family.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Sara Byess; brother, Harold Byess and nephew, Clint Byess; Survivors include his wife of 29 years, Lisa Byess; children, Ashley (Casey) Davis, Sarah Byess (Michael Farrar), Jacob (Jordan) Byess and Elisabeth Byess; father and stepmother, Bill “Pa” and Jean Byess; siblings, Sherri (Brooks) Hilton and Joe (Selena) Byess; grandson, Ford Davis; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and many friends.

Flowers will be accepted or in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Cherokee County Special Olympics or the American Heart Association in his memory.

Sosebee Funeral Home, Canton, GA, is honored to serve the family. Sosebeefuneralhome.com 770-479-2131.

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