The funeral service for Commander Scott Byrd will be held at noon Friday at Cornerstone Church, 726 W. Old Hickory Boulevard in Madison. Visitation will take place beginning at 10 a.m. Friday at Cornerstone.
Visitation will also occur Thursday at Commander Byrd’s home church, First Baptist Joelton, 7140 Whites Creek Pike, from 2 p.m.-4 p.m., and from 5 p.m.-7 p.m.
Commander Byrd died last Friday at Centennial Medical Center after suffering a heart attack on November 10. He was a 25-year veteran of the MNPD and headed SWAT, Bomb Squad, Emergency Contingency, and Marine operations.
The MNPD is sincerely grateful to Cornerstone Church and Spring Hill Funeral Home for the support to the Byrd family and the police department during this time.