It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Claudie E. Beard Sr. (Arkadelphia, Arkansas), who passed away at the age of 85, on January 8, 2024. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Claudie E. Beard Sr. to show support.

He was predeceased by : his parents, Daisy E. Grandy Beard and Claudie Beard; and his siblings, Pauline, Charlene Beard Nelson and Raymond Leon Beard.

He is survived by : his wife Alberta Smith Beard of Arkadelphia, AR; his children, Claudie Beard, Jr. (Beatrice) of Arkadelphia, AR, Kelvin Beard (Julianna) of Germany, Melvin Randle (Robin) of Louisville, KY, Rafael Beard (Tiffany) of Bluff City, AR, Jason Beard of Arkadelphia, AR, Jeanne Butler of Arkadelphia, AR, Rovonda Smith of Arkadelphia, AR, Koren Young (Darryl) of Arkadelphia, AR and LaSandra Beard of Arkadelphia, AR; and his close friends, Willard Reed and Levi Garland. He is also survived by twenty-four grandchildren, thirty great-grandchildren, seven great-great grandchildren.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Williams Funeral Home