VINTON:  Ronald "Dick" Byam, 82, died Friday, August 7, 2009 at Virginia Gay Nursing & Rehab in Vinton following an extended illness.
     Funeral Services will be held at 10 AM., Monday, August 10, 2009 at the Presbyterian Church with Rev. Ronald Sumption officiating.  Interment will be held at Evergreen Cemetery in Vinton.  Friends may call at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel - 212 E. 6th St., in Vinton from 3 to 6 PM on Sunday.  A Memorial Fund has been established.
     Dick was born December 21, 1926 near Independence to Leon and Ruth (Avery) Byam
     On January 30, 1945 he was united in marriage to Charlotte Ann Noeller in Missouri.  She preceded him in death on July 11, 1976.  He married Donna Klotzbach on December 11, 1980 at Independence and she preceded him in death in 1997.
      Dick was a self-employed painter who enjoyed fishing, reading, and taking long walks with his dog.  He was a member of the Presbyterian Church, and a member and past president of the former Eagles Club in Vinton.
       He is survived by his three daughters, Jill Petersen of Cedar Rapids, Kathy (Steve) Walters of Humboldt, and LuAnn Horak of Vinton; his step-son, Kevin (Deb) Klotzbach of Independence; his grandchildren, Michelle (Craig) Medberry, Zach Walters, Tyler (Heather) Walters, Matt Horak and Lisa Horak; his step-grandchildren, Cameron Klotzbach, Catlin (Kaity) Klotzbach, and Kaycee (Matt) Barth; six great grandchildren; his sister, Marge Smalley of Waterloo; two sisters-in-law, Cleo Henderson of Cedar Rapids, and Jayne Byam of Ohio; and several nieces and nephews.
        In addition to his parents and two wives, he was preceded in death by his son-in-law, Allan Horak; five brothers, Lloyd, LeRoy, Earl, Harold, and Ralph; and his sister, Helen Pollock.