1898 – 1976
Ernest Beard was born 16 March 1898 to Solomon Beard (1856 – 1905) and Mary Rebecca Kinnett Beard (1865 – 1940). Earnest married Vayden Moody.
Ernest and Vayden Beard ran a popular restaurant and store on Letcher Street called Beards Restaurant and Vayden’s Variety Store.
Obituary:
Ernest Beard, 78, of 126 Villa St., Henderson, died Monday at Community Methodist Hospital.
Survivors include his wife, Vayden Beard; two daughters, Mrs. William (Jerry) Jones of Owensboro and Mrs. Betty Folz of Evansville; a sister, Mrs. Eddie Fruit of Henderson and five grandchildren.
Services are 10 a.m. Wednesday at Tapp Funeral Home, Hen-derson. Entombment at Fernwood Mausoleum. Visitation at funeral home.
References:
Evansville Courier and Press from Evansville, Indiana • Page 23 – April 10, 2004