Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Beard, William H. "Billy" July 31, 2008 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sharon S. Miller shabodeho@aol.com August 23, 2008, 10:32 pm Published in the Lebanon Daily News on 8/6/2008 Beard, William H. "Billy" William H. "Billy" Beard, 66, passed away on July 31, 2008, at his home in Pflugerville, Texas. He was born July 24, 1942, in Lebanon. He graduated from Lebanon High School in 1960. He joined the U.S. Navy in 1960. He was a member of the Hershey Chocolatiers Drum & Bugle Corps. He was a life long member of the Masonic Lodge, and served as the worshipful master of Mt. Lebanon Lodge No. 226 F&AM of Lebanon in 1976. He also belonged to the VFW Post 8787 and the American Legion of Austin, Texas. Surviving are his wife of 33 years, Barbara; his two sons, Heath Clark, husband of Jennifer of Dale, Texas, and Sean Beard of Austin, Texas; sister Jeanne, wife of Ed Wollyung of Clifton Park, N.Y.; brother John Beard of Jonestown; and sister Sue, wife of Fred Lane of Cleona; in-laws Jean and Robert Springborn of Lebanon; six grandchildren; several nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents, William H. and Helen M. Beard. Bill's love of playing guitar was well known; he played with "The Centuries," with whom he recorded several records, and also played with the band "Apocalypse." He was employed by Floor King Carpet One in Texas, and has been a flooring sales professional for over 40 years. His favorite pastime was playing poker with friends, and going to casinos. Published in the Lebanon Daily News on 8/6/2008 This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb