Obituaries

Jun 3, 2021

Ernie Eugene "Gene" Scarberry, 94, of Huntington, WV went to be with the Lord on Thursday, June 3, 2021, at St. Mary's Medical Center. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, June 9, at 1:00 p.m. at Ridgeview Community Bible Church, 5730 East Pea Ridge Rd, Huntington, with Pastor Brady Lipscomb officiating. Burial and military rites will follow at...

May 31, 2021

Max Eugene Blake, 91, of Huntington, WV went to be with the Lord on Monday, May 31, 2021 at Wyngate Senior Living, Barboursville. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, June 6, at 2:00 p.m. at Beard Mortuary with Rev. Trent Eastman officiating. Burial and Military Rites will follow at Ridgelawn Memorial Park. The family will receive friends after...

May 29, 2021

DANNY ROGER COURTS, 70, of Huntington, passed away peacefully in his family home on the evening of Saturday May 29th, 2021. Up until the end, Danny was surrounded by those he loved most. He was preceded in death by his son, Dustin Sean Courts, father, Carsey Harrison Courts, and mother, Shirley Geraldean Sowards. Danny is survived by his wife,...

May 17, 2021

Ann Rankin Hoppe, 90 of Huntington, WV went to be with the Lord on Monday, May 17, 2021. Funeral services will be held on Friday at 1:00 p.m. at Beard Mortuary with Pastor Ron McClung officiating. The family will receive friends from 11:00 – 1:00 on Friday. The service will be livestreamed on Beard Mortuary Facebook page.  Graveside services...

May 14, 2021

SUZANNE ELIZABETH ELLIOTT 60, passed away on Friday, May 14, 2021, following a brave, private battle with cancer.  Suzanne was born November 17, 1960 in Indianapolis, IN. She graduated from Oldfields School and Bethany College (1983).  Suzanne achieved her lifelong ambition to be a writer (overcoming dyslexia in the process) and worked for newspapers from Greenville, South Carolina, Pittsburgh,...

May 13, 2021

Leo Kenneth "Butch" Cremeans II, 65 of Huntington, WV passed away on Thursday, May 13, 2021 at St. Mary's Medical Center. A Celebration of his Life will be held on Monday at 2:00 p.m. at Beard Mortuary with Pastor Cledith Campbell officiating. Burial will follow in Spring Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the...

May 11, 2021

Samuel I B Dingess "Cowboy Sam", passed away at home Tuesday May 11, 2021, at the age of 68. He was a husband, father of two daughters and 3 grandchildren. Sam was born on May 31, 1952 in Logan, WV to Paul Martin Dingess and Genevieve Whitt Monroe. He was a 1969 graduate of Chapmanville High School. He joined...

May 4, 2021

Taken from us far too soon is the joyful laughter of David Arthur Beckett. To hear David laugh was to hear some of the most wonderful music that ever echoed on this Earth. It was deep, infectious, often imitated, and above all, memorable. We are very saddened to announce the death of this larger than life character.

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Apr 29, 2021

Max Keith Beever, 95 of Huntington, WV passed away on Thursday, April 29, 2021 at St. Mary's Medical Center. Private family funeral services will be held on Monday May 3, 2021 at 2:00 at Beard Mortuary with Minister Wayne Carter officiating. Burial will follow in Woodmere Memorial Park. He was born March 22, 1926 in Huntington, WV the son...

Apr 27, 2021

Wilma Dorothy Joyce 90 of Huntington, WV passed away on Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at St. Mary's Medical Center. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, May 1, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at 26th Street Baptist Church with Pastors Tim Arthur and Eric Wallace officiating. Burial will follow in Woodmere Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 12:00...

Apr 24, 2021

Joshua Kent Adkins 36 of Huntington, WV went to be with the Lord on Saturday, April 24, 2021. A Celebration of Life will be held on Sunday at 2:00 p.m. at Beard Mortuary with Rocky Meadows officiating. He was born September 6, 1984 in Huntington the son of Gregory Kent Adkins and Donna Triplett Johnson both of Huntington. He...

Apr 21, 2021

Teresa Ann Eakle, 74, of Huntington, WV went to be with the Lord on Wednesday April 21, 2021.  A graveside service will be held for the family on Wednesday April 28, 2021.  She was born February 13, 1947, the daughter of the late Carl Hewlett and Edna Merz.  She was a former special education teacher for Cabell County Schools.  ...

Apr 20, 2021

Connie Jean Ransbottom, 80 of Huntington, WV went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. Funeral services will be held on Friday at 1:00 p.m. at Beard Mortuary. Burial will follow in Rome Cemetery. The family will receive friends after 11:00 a.m. She was born February 26, 1941 in Chesapeake, Ohio the daughter of the late,...

Apr 18, 2021

DAVID A. BALLARD, 70 of Huntington, W.Va., passed away on April 18, 2021. He was born on June 28, 1950, to the late Mr. and Mrs. Carlos R. Ballard Jr. David was preceded in death by his grandfather Carlos R. Ballard Sr. and his beloved son. Adam P. Ballard. Survivors include his loving wife Paula Jackson Ballard of 23...

Apr 18, 2021

Lola Sue Harbour, 67 of Huntington, WV passed away on Sunday, April 18, 2021 at St. Mary's Medical Center. She was born February 19, 1954 in Atlanta, GA the daughter of the late George and Katherine (Felter) Patterson. She was also preceded in death by a brother George Alan Patterson. She was a former Huntington Police Officer. She was...

Apr 6, 2021

Glenda Sharon Shannon, 77 of Lesage, WV went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, April 6, 2021 at Cabell-Huntington Hospital. Funeral services will be held on Saturday at Beard Mortuary at 1:00 p.m. with Pastor David Blake officiating. Burial will follow in White Chapel Memorial Gardens. Family and friends may visit from 11:30 – 1:00 p.m. She...

Mar 31, 2021

Barbara Sue Beymer, 90, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at her home in Huntington, WV. She was born May 18, 1930 in Harrisonville, Ohio, the daughter of the late Clarence Earl and Helen Elizabeth Combs Wyatt. Sue treasured time with her family and travel to Myrtle Beach to walk along the ocean. She was the central...

Mar 31, 2021

Mary Frances "Francy" Smallridge Dillon, 73 of Huntington, WV passed away on Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at Cabell-Huntington Hospital. Funeral services will be held on Monday, April 5, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. at Beard Mortuary with Rev. Edwin Harper officiating. Burial will follow in White Chapel Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends after 11:30 a.m. She was born...

Mar 31, 2021

DR. HARRY EDWARD SOWARDS, Professor at Marshall University, passed from this life March 31, 2021, at St. Mary's Medical Center.  He was born October 1, 1931, on his grandparents' farm in Cabell County, WV.  His parents were Edward Leo Sowards and Anna Garnet Childers Sowards and step-father John Sowards. He was a 1950 graduate of Huntington East High School...

Mar 24, 2021

William Ray Underdonk, 86 of Huntington passed away March 24, 2021. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday March 28, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church with Rev. Msgr. Dean Borgmeyer officiating. Burial and military rites will follow at Spring Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends after 10:00 a.m. at the church. Honorary...