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in the funeral industry in
 | Owner and operator of Beard’s Funeral Chapel | |
| 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 |
| Born in Harrison, Arkansas | |
| Raised and educated in St. Louis, Missouri | |
| Moved to Fayetteville in 2002 | |
| Married to Laura, & a father of two | |
| Funeral assistant at Beard’s since 2002 | |
| 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 | |
| Graduate with BS Degree from Southern Arkansas University in | |
| 1992 | ||
| Graduated from Dallas Institute of Funeral Service with a degree | |
| in Mortuary Science in 1993 | ||
| Married Kim, May 20, 1995, two sons, Malcolm Carter Bishop & | |
| Grayson Anakin Bishop | ||
| Dually licensed in Arkansas as Funeral Director # 3062 and | |
| Embalmer # 2058 in 1995 | ||
| Started serving with Beard’s Funeral Chapel in April, 2002 | |
| Lifetime resident of Northwest Arkansas | |
| Parents-the late Sam and Ruby Foster Collins | |
| Graduate of Elkins High School in 1965 | |
| Married John W. Beard, April 1967 | |
| One son-Marc Beard of Syracuse, NY | |
| Licensed Funeral Director by State of Arkansas in April 1999 | |
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 | |