Morris “Pompano” Beard, age 77
Morris “Pompano” Beard, age 77, of Campbellsville passed away Monday, July 11, 2016 at Taylor Regional Hospital.
He retired from Ford Motor Co. in Cleveland, OH where he worked in several roles over 32 years. Following retirement, he operated Pompano’s Bait Shop at Campbellsville City Lake for 23 years. He was a member of Campbellsville Baptist Temple and was a member of Medina (OH) Masonic Lodge where he was a Past Grand Master. In his younger years, he enjoyed playing golf and bowling.
He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Nona Faye Cox Beard; two sons, Aaron Dale Beard and his wife, Lorraine, of Wadsworth, OH and Shawn David Beard, of Campbellsville; a daughter, Tanya Algee and her husband, Joseph of Geneva, FL; four grandchildren, Tashina Walters of Orlando, FL, Crystal Lynn Wells and her husband, Charlie of Tallmadge, OH, Nathaniel Morris Algee of Geneva, FL and Jared Beard of Rittman, OH; two great-grandchildren, Braxton Wells and Isabelle Marie Wells; a sister, Bernadean Bischel of Cleveland, OH; a niece, Kimmi Dunn of Bay Village, OH and a host of other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by a son, Anthony D. Beard and mother, Shellie Beard.
Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Friday, July 15th at Lyon-DeWitt-Berry Funeral Home with Bro. Bill Gillespie and Bro. Jase Diven officiating. Following cremation, private entombment will take place at Mt. Zion Cemetery at a later date.
The family request visitation from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, July 14th at Lyon-DeWitt-Berry Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions are suggested to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) and can be made at Lyon-DeWitt-Berry Funeral Home.
You may leave online condolences at lyondewittberry.com
