Billie Sue Smith Easley Beard Obituary
It is with sadness that the passing of Billie Sue Smith Easley Beard of Cleveland, Tennessee is shared. Billie, born on August 8, 1931, passed away on August 11, 2026. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Billie Sue Smith Easley Beard to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her parents, William Henry and Polly Smith of Center, TX.; her former husband Ernest C. Easley of Dallas, TX; her husband Thomas F. Beard of Louisville, KY; and her sister Wilynn Smith Stringer (Michael Stringer) of Pasadena, TX..
She is survived by: her children, Patti Wilynn Easley Boswell (Charles Boswell) and Dr. Ernest L. Easley (Julie); her grandchildren, Dr. Matthew Boswell (Jamie), Reverend Jordan Easley (Audra), Reverend Jonah Easley (Kathy), Amy Boswell, Jessica Easley McCaslin (Matthew) and Reverend Aaron Boswell (Samatha); her children, LuAnn Beard Pack (Robert) and Michael Beard (Vicki); and her granddaughters, Lori Hager and Betsy Fredrick.
Billie Sue served as church secretary at Lake Highlands Baptist Church in Dallas, TX; World Evangelism Foundation in Dallas, TX and retired from the Baptist General Convention of Texas in 1987 as Press Secretary.
