Kevin Dean Beard

Kevin Dean Beard, 52, Fort Scott, KS, died Monday, March 29, 2010, at the Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott, KS. He was born Feb. 18, 1958, in Roswell, NM, the son of James Beard and Zelma Ruth Ingle Beard.

Kevin served with the United States Army from 1976 to 1980. He worked for a time at the Hinton Dairy farm north of Fort Scott.
He enjoyed playing the guitar as well as hunting and fishing.

Survivors include his wife, Carol Hites, of the home; two sons, Skyler Beard – Nevada, and Kristopher Beard – El Dorado Springs; three daughters – Jessica Beard – Nevada, Jorja Beard – Osawatomie, KS, and Tasha Martin – of Texas; a brother, Marty Beard – Carthage; a sister, Gail Williams – Jerico Springs; and a grandson.

Rev. Dusty Drake will conduct services beginning at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, April 1, in the Cheney Witt Memorial Chapel. Burial will follow in the U.S. National Cemetery where military honors will be provided by the Olson Frary Burkhart Post #1165 Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Memorials are suggested to the Kevin Beard Memorial Fund and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, P.O. Box 347, Ft. Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at www.cheney witt.com.