Olaf D. Beard
December 1, 1931 - August 8, 2015
Graveside services for Olaf D. Beard, age 83, of Jacksonville are scheduled for 10:30 a.m., Monday, August 10, 2015 in Oakland Cemetery with Rev. John Paul Little officiating under the direction of Wallace-Thompson Funeral Home in Rusk. Mr. Beard passed away August 8, 2015 in a Jacksonville Nursing Home. He was born December 1, 1931 in West, TX to the late William Olaf and Oleta Faye Cline Beard. Mr. Beard was a resident of Jacksonville for 30 years and a member of Rocky Springs Missionary Baptist Church. He grew up in Rusk and graduated from Rusk High School in 1951. He served in the United States Army during the Korean War, retired from Kelley Springfield in Tyler and loved to hunt and garden. He was preceded in death by his parents, daughter, Sheri Beard, and sister, Thelma Faye McHargue. He is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, David and Vicki Beard of Rusk, sister and brother-in-law, Mary Ann and Eddie Wheeler of Jacksonville, granddaugher, Ramey Richey and husband Jonathan of Rusk, grandson, Jordan Beard and wife Haylee of Waco, TX, grandson, John David Beard of Waco, granddaughter, Katy Stover and husband Cord of Rusk, great granddaughter, Emersyn Jo Beard of Waco, and numerous nieces and nephews. Visitation will be from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., Monday, August 10, 2015 at the funeral home. If desired, memorials may be made to the Doug and Sally Jordan Scholarship Fund, in care of David Beard, 693 CR 1301, Rusk, TX 75785.
Graveside services for Olaf D. Beard, age 83, of Jacksonville are scheduled for 10:30 a.m., Monday, August 10, 2015 in Oakland Cemetery with Rev. John Paul Little officiating under the direction of Wallace-Thompson Funeral Home in Rusk. Mr.... View Obituary & Service Information