Amy Leeann (Mathis) Beard

Amy Leeann (Mathis) Beard, 41, of Newport, died Thursday. Survivors: her children, Evan James Beard and Emily Ferrell Beard; her grandmother, Mary Lee Ferrell; several aunts, uncles, cousins, and a town full of friends. Visitation: Sunday, 4:30-8 p.m. Funeral: 2 p.m. Monday, at Jackson's Newport Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Sandhill Cemetery. www.jacksonsfh.com.