Funeral services for Robert Lewis "Bob" Beard Jr., of Black Hawk, were held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 22, at Black Hawk Independent Methodist Church, with burial following in Shute Cemetery in Black Hawk. The Rev. Tommy Stephenson and the Rev. Jack Marshall officiated the services. Pallbearers were Freddy Fountain, Jackson Hervy, Bobby Beard, Chris Beard, Brian Miller, and John Walker. Serving as honorary pallbearers were Alan Daves, Marvin Farrish, Marion Boggs, Dill Tucker, Matthew Streeter, and Charlie Peterson.
Visitation was Saturday, March 22 from 10 a.m. until service time at the church.
Robert Lewis "Bob" Beard Jr., 82, passed away on Sunday, March 16, 2025, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jackson. He was born in Black Hawk on December 19, 1942, to Robert and Florence Robertson Beard. He was a retired cattle and row-crop farmer. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, and was a member of the Mississippi Army National Guard. He was a member of Black Hawk Independent Methodist Church in Black Hawk.
Bob is survived by his two sons, Robert Lewis "Buddy" Beard III (Lore) of Fredericksburg, Va. and Andrew Allen "Andy" Beard of Fernandina Beach, FL; two sisters, Shirley Yates of Vaiden and Mary Jo Smith (Phil) of Ocean Springs; three brothers, Pepper Beard (Bobbie) of McCarley, Miller Beard (Billie Jean) of Black Hawk, and William "Stuffy" Beard (Gayle) of Carrollton; two grandsons, Robert Lewis "Bobby" Beard IV and Christopher Clark Beard; great-granddaughter, Dalynn Beard; and a host of nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his daughter, Shirley Jo Beard; two brothers, Joe Beard and J. B. Beard; and two nephews, Pepper Eugene "Gene" Beard and Marcus Sanders.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Black Hawk Independent Methodist Church, 8789 CR 23, Coila, MS 38923 or to the Shute Cemetery Fund, 8015 CR 23, Coila, MS 38923.
Oliver Funeral Home of Winona handled the arrangements. An online guestbook may be signed at www.ofhwinona.com
