Phyllis E. (Hazlett) Byrd was born to Albert and Wava (Dorrell) Hazlett on May 24, 1929 in Ypsilanti, Michigan.

She married Gailbraith I. Byrd on September 29, 1947 in Indiana and died on May 11, 1983 in Toledo, Ohio at the age of 53..

Phyllis was a step-daughter to Erlin Koster after he married Wava Hazlett.