KINGSPORT - Angelia Hope Byrd, 61, passed away on Saturday (August 12, 2017) surrounded by her loving family. Hope was born on August 28, 1955 in Kingsport, TN to Arthur Reed & Agnes (Thurman) Minor. Hope married the love of her life Dale Byrd on June 16, 1973, and after 44 years of a wonderful marriage, he survives.