This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Beard Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/wEC.2ACE/1325 Message Board Post: DIED - On the 25th inst. Mary Eveline Beard, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Beard, living near Elroy. DIsease. Scarlet Fever. Though the little one was but eleven months old, many strong attachments had been formed, and its early departure was of course sadly lamented, yet what was the loss of friends, was its Eternal gain. The bereaved ones have the sympathy and condolence of neighbors and friends. The funeral sermon will be preached by Prof. Washburn at Fowler's Prairie school house, on Sunday, May 5th, at 10:30 a.m. Source: Elroy Plaintalker dated 26 Apr 1878