Melissa Lynn Byrd Gaskins, 31, passed away on Sunday, December 16, 2018. Melissa was born a daughter of the late Lisa Rene’ Humphrey Byrd and Steven Eugene Byrd. She had been employed as a pharmacy technician. She is survived by her brother, Stevie Byrd and her uncle and aunt, Marion and Betty Humphrey. Memorial services will be held at 6:30 PM on Thursday, December 20, 2018, at Elim Baptist Church. The family is being assisted by Stoudenmire-Dowling Funeral Home Please sign the tribute wall for the family at www.stoudenmiredowling.com.