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Byrd Charles Stuter, 79, passed away July 28, 2026 in Spokane, Washington. He was born Feb. 16, 1947 in Lewistown.
He graduated from West Virginia University with a bachelors, then received a commission as an officer in the United States Air Force where he served as a Master Navigator on B-52's in Vietnam and an Operations Management Officer in West Germany. After retiring from the Air Force in 1990, Byrd went to work for Horizon Air until 2015.
In his spare time, Byrd enjoyed researching genealogy, reading, collecting old books, collecting coins and doing photography. He also had a huge love for Snoopy, Charlie Brown and good Dad jokes.
He was preceded in death by his sister Janet Ann Stuter and parents Edgar A. Stuter and Helen F. Wike of Belleville. He is survived by his sister Barbara Conner of Oviedo, Fla., his brother Gary Stuter and wife Lena of Milroy, his two daughters, Michelle Joyner of Spokane, WA, and Monica Yeager and husband, Jeremy, of Van Buren, AR; one granddaughter and two nephews.