Bearden High School - Bear Echo Yearbook (Bearden, AR)

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The 11 chlldren are Earl Anthony who d1ed at age 3 Ted Anthony who d1ed 1n 1961 Louxse Anthony Cdl!-Bd at age 121 Marjorle Anthony CGrayJ d1ed at age 16 shortly after marrlage Nell Anthony CGr1sbyj of Malvem Jlggs Anthony of Fordyce Avalene Anthony Cwhxttenj of Bearden Velda Rose Anthony fwaltersj of Malvern Johnny Anthony of Hot Sprxngs and J1mmy Anthony of Bearden Mr Anthony IS st11l able to be actlve and credxts hrs longevxty to hard work The Barners The Barner famlly came from v1rg1n1a and settled xn Dallas Colmty Rowland Franklm Bamer marrxed Rosa Maude Gammlll February 1904 and settled 1n the Salem Communlty LII Ouachlta County H15 occupatlon was farmer and logglng contractor They had 12 ch1ldren they are Bermce Hays, Muc1e, Orland, Joe, Oscar Pearl Ernest Nxck W1lbur, Rosemary and Daphxne The C P Beard famlly C1cero Plato Beard born March 9 1870 and Louxsa Jane Ludle Barnhlll born Nov 18 1874 both ln Wllllamson County Tennessee and they were marrxed 1n Tennessee September 26 1892 They had exght chxldren The oldest, W11l1am Alec,d1ed at elghteen months when he accxdently drowned The other seven all outllved thexr parents Vachel Islah Beard fthe best known 1n Bearden area as he marrxed Ann1e Lee Gammlll November 2 1919 and llved most of the remamder of h1s llfe 1n M11lv1lle Anne was the only chlld ofMr and Mrs Bob Gammxll lsxah d1ed December 12 1973 He was a Mason for more than 50 years He was a veteran of the Navy U1 World Warl Thxs couple had exght chlldren Mxldred fdeceasedj Mary Evelyn Beard Holmes Luc1l1e Beard Gr1ff1s Betty Lou Beard Harper Charles Hubert Beard, Armon Beard Frances Beard Grlffxs and John Edwm Beard who d1ed Aprxl 14 1972 J The other C P Beard chxldren were John, now lxvlng xn Eagle Mllls Dora Beard Wynne, deceased M1l11e Beard Word oi Camden Jul1a Beard Vaughan Baxley of Camden, Robert Luther of Camden and Roscoe of Bearden All except Luther and Roscoe were born LII Tennessee Luther ln Texas and Roscoe m Eagle Mllls, Arkansas C P Beard moved h1s fam11y to Athens Texas then m 1906 they moved to Eagle M1lls Arkansas and then to M1llv1l1e He wasa farmer carpenter and brakeman on Mxllvxlle log road He d1ed March 23 1939 and h1s wldow d1ed May 7 1959 They had 14 grandchildren and a number of great grandchmldren Harold Mxzell s father Clarrence Mlzell called Ice Wagon because he batteda ball mto the 1ce wagon at Eagle Mills ballpark next to John Beard s house 30 Z .. 5 S 1 Y Q 1 Q 1 . 1 1 1 1 1 . ' - 11 -u 1 - 1 1 1 , 1 . . 1 1 . . . . , . . . - 1 1 1 1 1 1 , 0' . . 1 1 1 . . , , . 1 1 - 1 1 - ' Q I U T.--1--11...--...11.... ' A1 ,Y . . ' , .