Source: "The Stewart-Houston Times" Newspaper, a bi-county newspaper for both Stewart County and Houston County in Tennessee. Date of Newspaper: Thursday, October 21, 1943 Page: Front Page Name: John Beard Age: 74 Born: October 9, 1868 in Stewart County, Tennessee Died: Thursday, October 14, 1943 in Big Rock, Stewart County, Tennessee Funeral: Friday, October 15, 1943 with Milligan & Ridgeway Funeral Home Burial: Roberts Cemetery in Tobaccoport, Stewart County, Tennessee Parents: Jack Beard and Marina (Hicks) Beard Deceased Spouse: Mary (Knight) Beard, died in 1915 Surviving Children: Mrs. Mattie Kennedy, Jesse C. Beard Surviving Siblings: None Listed Anyone interested in a copy of the full and original obituary please contact me at kaitysmom@peoplestel.net for details. In Christ, Melissa Barker