We are sad to announce that on February 3, 2023 we had to say goodbye to Garland R. D. Beard of Mount Airy, Maryland, born in Woodsboro, Maryland. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Garland R. D. Beard to show support.

He was predeceased by : his wife Betty Jean King Beard; his parents, Glenn Willam and Marie Dill Sprague Beard; his siblings, Marshall Beard (Bud), Ralph Beard (Frances), Glenn Allen Beard (Jeanne), Elsie Beard, Dorothy Beard Shelley (Norman) and Ethel Beard Hilderbrand (Raymond Jr.); his brother-in-law Larry Snook; his parents-in-law, John and Claudia King; and his sisters-in-law, Ida May Grimes and Carolyn Gardner.

He is survived by : his children, William John Beard (Lynn) and Donna Jean Beard Golliday (Wade); his grandchildren, Claudia Martin, Eric Golliday, Kelly Leiss and Michael Beard; his stepgrandchildren, Heather Russell and Wayne Russell; his great grandchildren, Dominic Martin, Tyler Hill, Jay Moore Jr., Jacob Moore, Nathen Moore, Hanna Beard and Anthoney Beard; his stepgreat-grandchildren, Dane Russell, Silas Henkell, Estalla Henkell, Jaxson Russell, Grand Kitties KIzzie, Pumpkin and Cootiebear; his siblings, Betty Beard Snook and Larry Beard (Linda); and his son Billy. He is also survived by numerous Nieces, Nephews and cousins.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Molesworth-Williams P.A. Funeral Home