Mikell “Big Mike” Byrd, age 44, of Lyons, died Monday, August 15, 2022, at Augusta University Medical Center, after an extended illness. He was a native of Reidsville, attended Tattnall County High School, and he had lived in Lyons since 2015. He was a first responder, a volunteer firefighter with Toombs County Rural Fire Department, and a firefighter with Vidalia Fire Department.