DATE: Thursday, July 10, 1997 TAG: 9707100396 SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B6 EDITION: FINAL DATELINE: CHESAPEAKE LENGTH: 21 lines
Robert Beard Jr., 70, of the 1400 block of Boxwood Drive, died July 8, 1997, in a Portsmouth hospital.
He was born in Tennessee and was a U.S. Navy chief storekeeper. He was a member of Temple Baptist Church, Fleet Reserve and a Navy veteran of World War II and Korea.
Survivors include a son, Robert Beard III of Ahoskie, N.C.; a sister; and four grandchildren. He was predeceased by a close friend, Rosa Lee Hazlewood.
A graveside service will be conducted at 1 p.m. Friday in Olive Branch Cemetery with military honors by the Rev. Tom Potter. Following the service the family will gather at the Simonsdale Civic Club, 5006 Vick St., Portsmouth. Sturtevant Funeral Home, Portsmouth Blvd. Chapel, is handling arrangements. KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY
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