Morris “Pompano” Beard, age 77, of Campbellsville died Monday, July 11, 2016 at Taylor Regional Hospital following an illness.
He was born Morris Dale Beard on November 8, 1938 to the late Dallas and Shellie Beard at Knifley, Kentucky. Beside his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Anthony Dee Beard.
He retired from Ford Motor Co. in Cleveland, OH where he worked in several roles over 32 years. Following retirement, he operated Pompano’s Bait Shop at Campbellsville City Lake for 23 years. He was a member of Campbellsville Baptist Temple and was a member of Medina (OH) Masonic Lodge where he was a Past Grand Master. In his younger years, he enjoyed playing golf and bowling.
He is survived by his wife of 56, Nona Faye Cox Beard; two sons, Aaron Dale Beard and his wife, Lorraine, of Wadsworth, OH and Shawn David Beard, of Campbellsville; a daughter, Tonya Algee and her husband, Joseph of Geneva, FL; four grandchildren, Tashina Walters of Orlando, FL, Crystal Lynn Wells and her husband, Charlie of Tallmadge, OH, Nathaniel Morris Algee of Geneva, FL and Jared Beard of Rittman, OH; two great-grandchildren, Braxton Wells and Isabelle Marie Wells; a sister, Bernadean Vischel of Cleveland, OH; a niece, Kimmi Dunn of Cleveland, OH and a host of other relatives and friends.
Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Friday, July 15th at Lyon-DeWitt-Berry Funeral Home with Bro. Bill Gillespie and Bro. Jase Diven officiating. Following cremation, private entombment will take place at Mt. Zion Cemetery at a later date.
The family request visitation from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, July 14th at Lyon-DeWitt-Berry Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions are suggested to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) and can be made at Lyon-DeWitt-Berry Funeral Home.
He was born Morris Dale Beard on November 8, 1938 to the late Dallas and Shellie Beard at Knifley, Kentucky. Beside his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Anthony Dee Beard.
He retired from Ford Motor Co. in Cleveland, OH where he worked in several roles over 32 years. Following retirement, he operated Pompano’s Bait Shop at Campbellsville City Lake for 23 years. He was a member of Campbellsville Baptist Temple and was a member of Medina (OH) Masonic Lodge where he was a Past Grand Master. In his younger years, he enjoyed playing golf and bowling.
He is survived by his wife of 56, Nona Faye Cox Beard; two sons, Aaron Dale Beard and his wife, Lorraine, of Wadsworth, OH and Shawn David Beard, of Campbellsville; a daughter, Tonya Algee and her husband, Joseph of Geneva, FL; four grandchildren, Tashina Walters of Orlando, FL, Crystal Lynn Wells and her husband, Charlie of Tallmadge, OH, Nathaniel Morris Algee of Geneva, FL and Jared Beard of Rittman, OH; two great-grandchildren, Braxton Wells and Isabelle Marie Wells; a sister, Bernadean Vischel of Cleveland, OH; a niece, Kimmi Dunn of Cleveland, OH and a host of other relatives and friends.
Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Friday, July 15th at Lyon-DeWitt-Berry Funeral Home with Bro. Bill Gillespie and Bro. Jase Diven officiating. Following cremation, private entombment will take place at Mt. Zion Cemetery at a later date.
The family request visitation from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, July 14th at Lyon-DeWitt-Berry Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions are suggested to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) and can be made at Lyon-DeWitt-Berry Funeral Home.
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