SAMUEL BEARDEN, JR.
U.S. Veteran, Samuel Bearden, Jr., 74, of Fairview, died Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at his residence. He was born December 3, 1941 at Carolina, a son of the late Samuel Bearden, Sr. and Helen Shuttlesworth.
Sam was a coal miner, having retired from Murray Energy’s Loveridge Mine with 31 years in the mining industry. He was a veteran of the United States Army, having served in Special Intelligence in Eastern Europe during the Cold War.
He was a member of the UMWA and Christian by faith. He loved sports, collecting coins and sports memorabilia, and carpentry.
He was a devoted family man who loved his family, including nieces and nephews and especially his grandchildren. Sam was a special man, best described as being a “character” whose personality endeared many to him. Having never met a stranger, Sam will be missed by his loving family and many friends.
Survivors include his wife, Becky Ford Bearden, whom he married October 18, 1963; 3 children: Jerry (Becky) Bearden, Akin, SC, Joe (Jerrie) Bearden, Cleveland, OH, and Tammy Bearden (partner Linda Yanacek), Ellwood City, PA; 7 grandchildren: Daniellela, Jeremy, Mark, Alex, Nicholas, Natalie, and Olivia Bearden; 3 great grandsons: Samuel and Daniel Hope, Zayne Bearden; a brother: Jimmy (Debbie) Bearden, of Carolina, and Debbie (Red) Hines, Fairmont; and aunt: Shirley Lucas, Bingamon; an uncle: Pastor Tom Brown, Shinnston; a cousin and best friend, Tommy Ramsey, of Monongah; and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by a sister: Patty Anderson.
Friends may call at the Hutson Funeral Home in Farmington on Sunday from 2-8 p.m. where funeral services will be held on Monday at 11:00 a.m. with Pastor Dallas Stuzen officiating. Interment will be in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens in Fairmont, where Marion County Veterans Council will conduct military graveside honors.
**MEMORIAL NOTES COURTESY OF HUTSON FUNERAL HOME, FARMINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA**
U.S. Veteran, Samuel Bearden, Jr., 74, of Fairview, died Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at his residence. He was born December 3, 1941 at Carolina, a son of the late Samuel Bearden, Sr. and Helen Shuttlesworth.
Sam was a coal miner, having retired from Murray Energy’s Loveridge Mine with 31 years in the mining industry. He was a veteran of the United States Army, having served in Special Intelligence in Eastern Europe during the Cold War.
He was a member of the UMWA and Christian by faith. He loved sports, collecting coins and sports memorabilia, and carpentry.
He was a devoted family man who loved his family, including nieces and nephews and especially his grandchildren. Sam was a special man, best described as being a “character” whose personality endeared many to him. Having never met a stranger, Sam will be missed by his loving family and many friends.
Survivors include his wife, Becky Ford Bearden, whom he married October 18, 1963; 3 children: Jerry (Becky) Bearden, Akin, SC, Joe (Jerrie) Bearden, Cleveland, OH, and Tammy Bearden (partner Linda Yanacek), Ellwood City, PA; 7 grandchildren: Daniellela, Jeremy, Mark, Alex, Nicholas, Natalie, and Olivia Bearden; 3 great grandsons: Samuel and Daniel Hope, Zayne Bearden; a brother: Jimmy (Debbie) Bearden, of Carolina, and Debbie (Red) Hines, Fairmont; and aunt: Shirley Lucas, Bingamon; an uncle: Pastor Tom Brown, Shinnston; a cousin and best friend, Tommy Ramsey, of Monongah; and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by a sister: Patty Anderson.
Friends may call at the Hutson Funeral Home in Farmington on Sunday from 2-8 p.m. where funeral services will be held on Monday at 11:00 a.m. with Pastor Dallas Stuzen officiating. Interment will be in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens in Fairmont, where Marion County Veterans Council will conduct military graveside honors.
**MEMORIAL NOTES COURTESY OF HUTSON FUNERAL HOME, FARMINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA**
SAMUEL BEARDEN, JR.
U.S. Veteran, Samuel Bearden, Jr., 74, of Fairview, died Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at his residence. He was born December 3, 1941 at Carolina, a son of the late Samuel Bearden, Sr. and Helen Shuttlesworth.
Sam was a coal miner, having retired from Murray Energy’s Loveridge Mine with 31 years in the mining industry. He was a veteran of the United States Army, having served in Special Intelligence in Eastern Europe during the Cold War.
He was a member of the UMWA and Christian by faith. He loved sports, collecting coins and sports memorabilia, and carpentry.
He was a devoted family man who loved his family, including nieces and nephews and especially his grandchildren. Sam was a special man, best described as being a “character” whose personality endeared many to him. Having never met a stranger, Sam will be missed by his loving family and many friends.
Survivors include his wife, Becky Ford Bearden, whom he married October 18, 1963; 3 children: Jerry (Becky) Bearden, Akin, SC, Joe (Jerrie) Bearden, Cleveland, OH, and Tammy Bearden (partner Linda Yanacek), Ellwood City, PA; 7 grandchildren: Daniellela, Jeremy, Mark, Alex, Nicholas, Natalie, and Olivia Bearden; 3 great grandsons: Samuel and Daniel Hope, Zayne Bearden; a brother: Jimmy (Debbie) Bearden, of Carolina, and Debbie (Red) Hines, Fairmont; and aunt: Shirley Lucas, Bingamon; an uncle: Pastor Tom Brown, Shinnston; a cousin and best friend, Tommy Ramsey, of Monongah; and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by a sister: Patty Anderson.
Friends may call at the Hutson Funeral Home in Farmington on Sunday from 2-8 p.m. where funeral services will be held on Monday at 11:00 a.m. with Pastor Dallas Stuzen officiating. Interment will be in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens in Fairmont, where Marion County Veterans Council will conduct military graveside honors.
**MEMORIAL NOTES COURTESY OF HUTSON FUNERAL HOME, FARMINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA**
U.S. Veteran, Samuel Bearden, Jr., 74, of Fairview, died Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at his residence. He was born December 3, 1941 at Carolina, a son of the late Samuel Bearden, Sr. and Helen Shuttlesworth.
Sam was a coal miner, having retired from Murray Energy’s Loveridge Mine with 31 years in the mining industry. He was a veteran of the United States Army, having served in Special Intelligence in Eastern Europe during the Cold War.
He was a member of the UMWA and Christian by faith. He loved sports, collecting coins and sports memorabilia, and carpentry.
He was a devoted family man who loved his family, including nieces and nephews and especially his grandchildren. Sam was a special man, best described as being a “character” whose personality endeared many to him. Having never met a stranger, Sam will be missed by his loving family and many friends.
Survivors include his wife, Becky Ford Bearden, whom he married October 18, 1963; 3 children: Jerry (Becky) Bearden, Akin, SC, Joe (Jerrie) Bearden, Cleveland, OH, and Tammy Bearden (partner Linda Yanacek), Ellwood City, PA; 7 grandchildren: Daniellela, Jeremy, Mark, Alex, Nicholas, Natalie, and Olivia Bearden; 3 great grandsons: Samuel and Daniel Hope, Zayne Bearden; a brother: Jimmy (Debbie) Bearden, of Carolina, and Debbie (Red) Hines, Fairmont; and aunt: Shirley Lucas, Bingamon; an uncle: Pastor Tom Brown, Shinnston; a cousin and best friend, Tommy Ramsey, of Monongah; and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by a sister: Patty Anderson.
Friends may call at the Hutson Funeral Home in Farmington on Sunday from 2-8 p.m. where funeral services will be held on Monday at 11:00 a.m. with Pastor Dallas Stuzen officiating. Interment will be in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens in Fairmont, where Marion County Veterans Council will conduct military graveside honors.
**MEMORIAL NOTES COURTESY OF HUTSON FUNERAL HOME, FARMINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA**
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