Margaret Byrnes

Margaret "Marge" Rose Lane Byrnes, 93, slipped peacefully into her eternal rest on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, in Spartanburg, SC, with family by her side. Margaret was born in Brooklyn, NY to Edward B. and Marion R. Lane. She was the widow of John Paul Byrnes, Sr. During World War II, Margaret was employed with The Fairchild Aviation Corporation. She manufactured and assembled aerial mapping and surveillance equipment for the United States military air services, while her husband John was fighting abroad in the United States Army. Margaret was an accomplished artist with many talents. She was highly skilled in textiles as a seamstress, in embroidery, in crewel and needlepoint, receiving numerous awards for her works. She won several awards and ribbons for her mastery of the ceramics arts. She could bring anything to life when she painted with water colors. While residing in New York, Margaret was an active and dedicated parishioner of St. Helen's Roman Catholic Church in Howard Beach, NY, serving as president of the Altar Guild and a member of the choir. The Byrnes family joined St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church after relocating to Spartanburg in 1965. As an active and sustaining parishioner for the past 52 years, Margaret was a past member of the choir, the past president of the St. Paul's Women's Club and the past president of the St. Cecilia's Altar Circle while volunteering her time and energies to other parish activities. She was a woman of deep faith and principles, and a staunch patriot. Margaret is survived by her children, Jacqueline Jones of Dataw Island, SC, Kathleen Bryzgornia (John) of Lindenhurst, NY, Mary Clark (Tom) of Wellford, SC, Diane Willard of Chesnee, SC, John Byrnes, Jr. (Kay) of Spartanburg, SC, Dorothy Caggiano (Alfred) of Granger, IN, Elizabeth Gray (Glen) of Cary, NC; 21 grandchildren, 32 great grandchildren; and siblings, Dorothy Careccia of Daleville, AL, Edward Lane (Johanna) of Wilmington, NC, Robert Lane (Marie) of Towaco, NJ, Virginia Kraal (Tom) of Newark Valley, NY. Along with her parents, Edward and Marion Lane and her husband, John Byrnes, Sr., she is preceded in death by her sister, Katherine Harrington, daughter, Margaret R. Snead, granddaughter, Dawn Taylor, grandson John Bryzgornia and her beloved sons-in-law, Stuart G. Jones and Reginald O. Willard. The family will hold a private service in honor of our mother's request. Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. The family would like to thank White Oak Estates and Piedmont Hospice for their care and dedication to our mother and the Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist from St. Paul's Catholic Church. Floyd's Greenlawn Chapel To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Margaret "Marge" Rose Lane Byrnes please visit our Sympathy Store.