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Husband: | | Rufus Archibald Beard |
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Born: | | 22 Dec 1912 | at: | | Thorndale, Milam Co, Tx |
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Died: | | 06 Jan 1990 | at: | | Houston, Harris Co, Tx |
Buried: | | | at: | | Salty Cemetery, Milam Co, Tx |
Father: | | Edward Charles (Eddie) Beard |
Mother: | | Esther Elizabeth Parton |
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Wife: | | Laura Enola Davis |
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Name: | | Charles Thomas Beard |
Born: | | 10 Apr 1935 | at: | | , Tom Green Co, Tx |
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Spouses: | | Carol Ann Uptmore |
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Name: | | Peggy Sue Beard |
Born: | | 25 Mar 1938 | at: | | , Tom Green Co, Tx |
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Spouses: | | Elias Menchaca |
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Name: | | Mary Lou Beard |
Born: | | 23 Feb 1940 | at: | | , Tom Green Co, Tx |
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Spouses: | | John Nicholas Sion Jr Charles Ray Malone |
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More Information:
About Rufus Archibald Beard:
Beard, Rufus Arch of Houston. Age 77. Died 1/6/1990 (Sat.) in Memorial Southwest Hospital in Houston
following a lengthy illness which began in 1986 when he had a series of strokes and was in a Houston
nuring home. Services held (Tuesday) 1/9 at the Salty Church. Burial in Salty Cemetery near Thorndale.
Rev. A.R. McGee officated. 6 of his grandsons were pallbearers: Michael Troy Menchaca and Thomas Wayne
Beard, of Austin; David Ray Menchaca, Jay Arch Menchaca, Charles Michael Malone and John Nicholas Sion
of Houston. He was born 12/22/1912 in Thorndale to Edward Charles & Esther Elizabeth Parton Beard.
Reared by his paternal grandparents, Rufus M. & Lillie Caffey Beard, a pioneer farming and ranching
family with holdings in the Salty & Conoley Communites south of Throndale. He was employed with the
USDA for 35 yrs. and was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. Member of First Christian Church in Waco. Preceded
in death by brother, Ulrich Beard. Survisors: Wife, Laura Davis Beard of Houston; 2 daughters, Peggy
Menchacha, Mary Lou Beard Sion of Houston; son Charles Thomas Beard of Colorado Springs, Co.; sister
Vera Bauerschlag of Thorndale; 16 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren.
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