1917
Claude
2010
Claude Edwin Beard
March 21, 1917 — December 17, 2010
Claude E. Beard
- Pickens, S.C.
Claude Edwin Beard of Pickens, South Carolina, died on December 17, 2010, surrounded by his family at the McCall Hospice House in Simpsonville, South Carolina.
Born March 21, 1917, in Norfolk, Virginia, Mr. Beard was the son of the late Commander Roscoe Wier Beard (U.S. Navy Retired) and Lillian Louise Stell Beard.
He was raised in Marble Hill, Georgia.
Mr. Beard attended North Georgia College in Dahlonega, Georgia and served in the U.S. Navy during World War II in the Panama Canal Zone. He retired from the U.S. Naval Reserves with the rank of Chief Petty Officer. He worked at Poinsett Lumber Company and retired from Platt Saco Lowell in Easley. He served for 12 years on the Pickens City Council, was a past Board member of the Pickens County Meals on Wheels, and a member of the Over 55 Club and the American Legion. For over 60 years, Mr. Beard was a member of Grace United Methodist Church. He was a member and past President of the Methodist Men's Club, and a member and President of the Adult Fellowship Sunday School Class.
Mr. Beard was predeceased by his wife of 63 years, Laura Naomi Alexander Beard, and two half-sisters, Bonnie Beard Stoeckel and Dorothy Beard Edison.
Surviving are a daughter, Martha Beard Shayda and her husband, Paul, of Fairfax, VA;
two sons, Carey L. Beard and his wife, Lucy, of Easley, and David L. Beard and his wife, Virginia, of Greenville; six grandchildren, Mark Shayda and his wife, Katie, of Stuttgart, Germany, Bryan Shayda and his wife, Mandi, of Mt. Pleasant, SC, Bailey Beard of Greenville, SC, Hall Beard and his wife, Koehler, of Columbia, SC, Elisabeth Beard Anders and her husband, Jason, of Lexington, SC, Laura Beard Allen and her husband, Greg, of Arlington, VA, and four great-grandchildren, Colton Allen, Sullivan Allen, Rowan Anders, and Emily Beard. Mr. Beard is also survived by a very special first cousin, Dale Sartor Moore, and her husband, Gus, of Resaca, GA.
The funeral service will be held Tuesday, December 21, 2010, at 2:30 pm at Grace United Methodist Church, Pickens, SC. Burial will follow in Hillcrest Memorial Park, Pickens, SC. Prior to the funeral service, the family will receive friends from 12:30 to 2:15 p.m. in the church fellowship hall.
Pallbearers will be the grandsons and grandsons-in-law of Mr. Beard. Honorary Escort will be the Adult Fellowship Class.
Memorials may be made to Grace United Methodist Church Men's Club, 309 East Cedar Rock Street, Pickens, SC 29671, or to the McCall Hospice House, 1836 West Georgia Road, Simpsonville, SC 29680.
Family members are at their respective homes.
Condolences may be expressed online at www.robinsonfuneralhomes.com or in person at Robinson Funeral Home - Downtown, which is assisting the family.
- Pickens, S.C.
Claude Edwin Beard of Pickens, South Carolina, died on December 17, 2010, surrounded by his family at the McCall Hospice House in Simpsonville, South Carolina.
Born March 21, 1917, in Norfolk, Virginia, Mr. Beard was the son of the late Commander Roscoe Wier Beard (U.S. Navy Retired) and Lillian Louise Stell Beard.
He was raised in Marble Hill, Georgia.
Mr. Beard attended North Georgia College in Dahlonega, Georgia and served in the U.S. Navy during World War II in the Panama Canal Zone. He retired from the U.S. Naval Reserves with the rank of Chief Petty Officer. He worked at Poinsett Lumber Company and retired from Platt Saco Lowell in Easley. He served for 12 years on the Pickens City Council, was a past Board member of the Pickens County Meals on Wheels, and a member of the Over 55 Club and the American Legion. For over 60 years, Mr. Beard was a member of Grace United Methodist Church. He was a member and past President of the Methodist Men's Club, and a member and President of the Adult Fellowship Sunday School Class.
Mr. Beard was predeceased by his wife of 63 years, Laura Naomi Alexander Beard, and two half-sisters, Bonnie Beard Stoeckel and Dorothy Beard Edison.
Surviving are a daughter, Martha Beard Shayda and her husband, Paul, of Fairfax, VA;
two sons, Carey L. Beard and his wife, Lucy, of Easley, and David L. Beard and his wife, Virginia, of Greenville; six grandchildren, Mark Shayda and his wife, Katie, of Stuttgart, Germany, Bryan Shayda and his wife, Mandi, of Mt. Pleasant, SC, Bailey Beard of Greenville, SC, Hall Beard and his wife, Koehler, of Columbia, SC, Elisabeth Beard Anders and her husband, Jason, of Lexington, SC, Laura Beard Allen and her husband, Greg, of Arlington, VA, and four great-grandchildren, Colton Allen, Sullivan Allen, Rowan Anders, and Emily Beard. Mr. Beard is also survived by a very special first cousin, Dale Sartor Moore, and her husband, Gus, of Resaca, GA.
The funeral service will be held Tuesday, December 21, 2010, at 2:30 pm at Grace United Methodist Church, Pickens, SC. Burial will follow in Hillcrest Memorial Park, Pickens, SC. Prior to the funeral service, the family will receive friends from 12:30 to 2:15 p.m. in the church fellowship hall.
Pallbearers will be the grandsons and grandsons-in-law of Mr. Beard. Honorary Escort will be the Adult Fellowship Class.
Memorials may be made to Grace United Methodist Church Men's Club, 309 East Cedar Rock Street, Pickens, SC 29671, or to the McCall Hospice House, 1836 West Georgia Road, Simpsonville, SC 29680.
Family members are at their respective homes.
Condolences may be expressed online at www.robinsonfuneralhomes.com or in person at Robinson Funeral Home - Downtown, which is assisting the family.
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