Beard, Waldeen Smith Oliver
Birth: 2-19-1920
Death: 4-21-2022
Comments: Name on marker is Waldeen Smith Oliver; also listed under Oliver; death date not engraved at time of survey
Burial: Bluff City Cemetery - Old Section
Notes: Originally recorded in a survey on 4-26-2022 and updated on .
Obituary: Waldeen Smith Oliver Beard, 102, died April 21, 2022. She was born February 29, 1920 in Deemer, MS. Mrs. Beard was a long time member of Cullendale Fist Baptist Church. She was an avid fan of game shows and watched them often. She once was a contestant on The Price is Right and won a jukebox! In addition to her parents, Mrs. Beard was preceded in death by two husbands, W. R. Oliver and Wendell Beard; two sons, Wesley R. Oliver, Jr. and Dennis Beard and a grandson, Michael Evans. She is survived by a son, Larry L. Oliver of Camas, WA; a daughter, Paula Adama (Ben) of Rogers, AR; a step-daughter, Geena Beard Evans of Wichita Falls, TX; two sisters, Rae Sarrett of San Antonio, TX and Betty Lamkin of Heber Springs, AR, several grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends at the funeral home 4:00-6:00 Sunday, April 24, 2022. Graveside services will be held 10:30 Monday at Bluff City Cemetery. I

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