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in the funeral industry in
 | Lifetime resident of Fayetteville, Arkansas | |
| Married the former Judy Collins of Elkins, AR in April 1967 | |
| One Son, John Marcus Beard of Syracuse, NY | |
| Licensed by Arkansas Board of Funeral Directors since 1977 | |
| Served in funeral industry for over 40 years in the Fayetteville | |
| area before establishing Beard’s Chapel in 1997 |
| Twenty year resident of Northwest Arkansas | |
| Graduated from Central Missouri University with BSN | |
| Married to Amy, who is employed by Central United Methodist | |
| Church | ||
| 2 sons, Seth and Finn | |
Bruce Smithson
| Graduated from Dallas Institute of Funeral Service and served | |
| as past president of the Northwest Arkansas Funeral Directors Association. Also served as past president of the Arkansas Funeral Directors Association. | ||
| Been in Northwest Arkansas for 24 years; last 10 years as | |
| Manager of Backstrom-Pyeatte Funeral Home in Springdale | ||
| Married Rose Cooke Smithson for 37 years; 2 children, Jamey | |
| and Leslie; 5 grandchildren, Hannah, Paige, Houston, Ryan and Blaire. | ||
| Hobbies are spending time with grandkids and playing golf | |
Tommy Holland
| Associate Funeral Director | |
| Former owner of Holland Nursing Center in Springdale and | |
| Northwest Nursing Center in Fayetteville. | ||
| Father of one daughter, Emily, a school teacher in Springdale | |
| Born and raised in Fayetteville, Arkansas | |
| Part time Funeral Assistant since 1999 | |
| Veteran of United States Military with the 142nd F.A. Group HQ | |
| Lifetime resident of Northwest Arkansas | |
| Married Patsy Lairamore in 1950 | |
| 2 children and 2 grandchildren | |
| Hobbies: hunting and fishing | |
| Shannon Patton |