Herbert Cecil Beard, Jr., 79, of Jacksonville passed away Thursday, March 8, 2007. He was a member of First Pentecostal Church of North Little Rock.
He is survived by his wife, Alice Tucker Beard; three sons, Bruce Beard, Sr., Jessie Beard and wife, Delaine, and Jack Beard and wife, Louise, all of Jacksonville; sixteen grandchildren; forty two great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren; two brothers, Johnny Beard, of North Little Rock and William Floyd Beard, of Vilonia; six sisters, Marie Dodson, of Little Rock, Inez Quattlebaum, of Greenbrier, Lena Davis, of Corsicana, Texas, Mary Ann Robinson, of North Little Rock, Wanda Sue Yarberry, of North Little Rock and Linda Dillon, of Jacksonville. He was preceded in death by his parents, Herbert and Bertha Beard; one sister, Hoy Lee Beard and two brothers, Troy and Thomas Beard.
Memorials may be made to First Pentecostal Church Building Fund, 1401 Calvary, North Little Rock, Arkansas 72116.
Funeral services will be held 10:00 A.M., Tuesday at First Pentecostal Church. Burial will be in Arkansas State Veterans Cemetery. Family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M., Monday at North Little Rock Funeral Home Chapel, 1921 Main St., 758-1170. Online obituary and guest register at www.northlittlerockfuneralhome.com.
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