Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....BEARDEN, DURWARD O. June 30, 2015
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News Star World - July 05, 2015
DURWARD O. BEARDEN

Funeral services for Durward O. Bearden, 93, of West Monroe LA will be held at 
10:00 AM, Monday, July 6, 2015 in the chapel of Kilpatrick Funeral Home West 
Monroe. Rev. Tuck Roberts, Dr. Lionel Crowell and Rev. Calton Yeager will 
officiate. Interment will follow at St Pascal's section in Hasley Cemetery on 
Arkansas Road in West Monroe under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home 
West Monroe.

Durward was born March 11, 1922 in Wilhite, LA and died peacefully at home with 
his daughter on June 30, 2015 in West Monroe. He was preceded in death by wife 
Dorothy "Dot" BeDoit Bearden; brother, Norwood Bearden; sister, Patsy Bearden 
Revill; mother, Tina Henry Bearden; father, Ernest O. "Boss" Bearden; numerous 
aunts, uncles and cousins. He was a longtime member of Ridge Avenue Baptist 
Church. A U.S. Army veteran of World War II, he served in the Pacific Theater 
with the 88th Signal Battalion during the campaigns for the Northern Solomons 
and the Island of Luzon in the Philippines. He received numerous accommodations 
including two bronze stars.

After WWII, Durward joined South Central Bell Telephone Company where he helped 
run some of the first telephone lines in Louisiana. He supervised areas in Lake 
Charles, Baton Rouge and Monroe. Durward was the past president of the 
Telephone Pioneers of America. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and good times with 
family and friends.

Mr. Bearden is survived by daughter, Terri Gilmer and husband Jim; brothers, 
Kermit Bearden and wife Darlene, Ben Bearden and wife Sally; sister-in-law, 
Zemma Bearden; brother-in-law, Gene BeDoit and wife Karen; numerous nieces, 
nephews and cousins.

Pallbearers will be Steve Bearden, Stan Bearden, Kevin Bearden, Bob Hodge, Bob 
Hodge, Jr. and Trey Bowling. Honorary pallbearers are the Ridge Avenue Baptist 
Church Senior Sunday School Class.

Visitation will be held Sunday, July 5, 2015 from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM at 
Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe.

A special thanks to the wonderful people at Cornerstone Hospital, LA Hospice 
and Palliative Care, and his devoted aides.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes.com

Kilpatrick Funeral Home

West Monroe, LA 

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