Barbara Beard

Barbara Jane Ezell Beard, 72, of Garland, Texas, passed away Wednesday, June 2, 2010 at Baylor of Garland Hospital in Garland, Texas. She was born November 1, 1937 in Sparkman, Ark. to the late Sidney and Lucy Agnes Daniel Ezell. She was the widow Ralph Hunter Beard and a retired customer service representative at Safeway and Walmart. She was of the Southern Baptist faith and attended the Jupiter Road Baptist Church in Garland, Texas. She was also preceded by five siblings, Wilson Ezell, Ethel Young, Daisy Fourth, Sidney Ezell and Harold Wayne Ezell. Survivors include two daughters, Janice Beard (Norm Menard) of Garland, Texas and Janell Beard Stanley of Dallas, Texas; one sister, Jodie Brazealle of Springdale, Ark.; two grandchildren, Tina Beard and Emily Alexander, both of College Station, Texas; one great-grandchild, Jackson Hunter Beard and a special friend, Gene Kingrey. Funeral services are 3 p.m. Saturday, June 5 at Rock Springs United Methodist Church, Wilmar, Ark. Burial will follow at Rock Springs Cemetery. Memorials: American Diabetes Association, 212 Natural Resources Dr., Little Rock, Ark. 72205. Online guestbook www.stephensondearman.com.