Life History
1st Aug 1966 |
Born in Conway, Faulkner, Arkansas.1,2 |
20th Feb 2018 |
Died in El Paso, White, Arkansas.3,1,2,4 Heart attack |
24th Feb 2018 |
Buried in Cypress Valley Cemetery, Vilonia, Faulkner County, Arkansas.1,2 |
Notes
- "Thanks for all the calls, texts and prayers. I can't respond to you all personally right now but will later. For those that don't know, my oldest son, William (Billy) Beard is in the Arms of Jesus. He had a heart attack this morning and did not survive it."
-- Nannette Beard Ramsey (mother), Facebook post, 20 February 2018
U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current
William Floyd (Beard) Jr
Death Age 51
Birth 1 Aug 1966 Conway, Arkansas
Residence Vilonia, Arkansas
Death Date 20 Feb 2018
Burial 24 Feb 2018 Vilonia
Father William Beard
Mother Nanette Ramsey
Spouse Shannon Beard
Children:
Dustin Beard
Justin Reaves
Jesse Beard
Timothy Beard
Levi Beard
Dalton Smith
Siblings:
Betsy Huett
Jody Beard
Lori Tedford
Alicia Huskanovic
Amy McClellan
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William Floyd “Bill” Beard
BIRTH 1 Aug 1966 Conway, Faulkner County, Arkansas, USA
DEATH 20 Feb 2018 (aged 51)
BURIAL Cypress Valley Cemetery, Faulkner County, Arkansas
William Floyd “Bill” Beard, Jr., 51, of Vilonia, Arkansas passed away Tuesday, February 20, 2018. He was born August 1, 1966 in Conway, Arkansas.
He loved hunting, especially turkey, and was a true houndsman. Bill was family-oriented and loved his family beyond measure. He was a great dad, friend and teacher of life lessons. He had the rough hands of a working man, but a soft heart. He will be forever remembered for his piercing blue eyes and his gift of gab. Every day he enjoyed coffee with “the old men” at the Hwy 5 and 319 One Stop and spent his Saturdays at the Beebe sale barn wheeling and dealing.
He is survived by his wife Shannon (Cates) Beard; children Dustin Beard, Justin Reaves, Dalton Smith, Levi Beard, Timothy Beard and Jesse Beard; one granddaughter, Aliah Bryant; parents William (Shelly) Beard, Sr. and Nanette Ramsey; and siblings Betsy Huett, Amy McClellan, Jody Beard, Lori Tedford and Alicia Huskanovic.
He was preceded in death by his niece, Bethany Overholser.
Memorials may be made to Conway Cowboy Church, 12 AR-36, Conway, AR 72032.
Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m. Saturday, February 24, 2018 at Conway Cowboy Church with funeral service to follow at 11:00 a.m. Burial will be in Cypress Valley Cemetery, Vilonia.
Created by R & D Gray21 Feb 2018
-- Find A Grave Memorial 187494393, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187494393
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Billy's cousin Jessie Tucker Jenkins reports that he died in the One Stop store mentioned in his obituary, where he would daily drink coffee with his buddies. This is in El Paso, Arkansas, at the intersection of Arkansas Hwy 5 and US Hwy 64.
-- Jessie Tucker Jenkins, personal communication to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 10 March 2020
Sources
- 1. U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current
- 2. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
- 3. Facebook
- 4. Personal Communation
- 5. Email Sources