Seventh Generation

3533. Florence E. KANUPP was born in July 1896.²¹³⁰

Florence E. KANUPP and Lawrence Robert BEARD Sr. were married estimated 1911. Lawrence Robert BEARD Sr., son of Henry Clay BEARD and Emma Mary MORROW, was born in January 1890.^844,2789 He died in 1966 at the age of 76 in Catawba County, North Carolina.⁸⁴⁴ He was buried in Catawba Memorial Park, Hickory, Catawba County, NC.

Florence E. KANUPP and Lawrence Robert BEARD Sr. had the following children:

5753	i.	Winfred C. "Coot" BEARD was born on 14 September 1917 in Catawba County, North Carolina. He died after a period of declining health on 19 September 2004 at the age of 87 in Frye Regional Medical Center, Hickory, Catawba County, NC. He was buried in Catawba Memorial Park, Hickory, Catawba County, NC. His obituary appeared as follows: HICKORY - Winford C. (Coot) Beard, 87, of Sixteenth Street, NE, died Sept. 19, 2004, at Frye Regional Medical Center after a period of declining health. Born Sept. 14, 1917, he was a son of the late Lawrence R. and Florence Kanupp Beard. He retired from Beard Furniture Co. and was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He was preceded in death by a brother, Ralph E. Beard; and a sister, Clara B. Bowman. Survivors include three brothers and sisters-in-law, Maura L. (Moe) Beard and Betty of Hickory, Aleck Jack Beard and Betty of Conover and Lawrence R. (June) Beard Jr. and Cornelia of Long View; and a special friend and caregiver, Gail Jonas of Hickory. The funeral will be conducted by the Rev. Bill Millinor at 2 p.m. today, Tuesday, at Hickory Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Catawba Memorial Park with military graveside rites conducted by American Legion Post 48. Pallbearers will be Bob Huffman, Charles Bowman, Mark Beard, Marshall Beard, Jimmy Huffman and Dwayne Jonas. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 12:30 to 1:45 p.m. today. Memorials may be made to Palliative CareCenter & Hospice of Catawba Valley, 3975 Robinson Road, Newton, N.C. 28658. Hickory Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. [Hickory Daily Record - Monday, September 20, 2004]
+5754	ii.	Aleck "Jack" BEARD.
5755	iii.	Lawrence Robert BEARD Jr. was born on 17 August 1926 in Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina. He died on 6 April 2005 at the age of 78 in Pallative Care & Hospice of Catawba Valley, Newton, North Carolina. He was buried in Woodlawn Memorial Gardens, Hickory, North Carolina. His obituary appeared as follows: HICKORY - Lawrence Robert Beard Jr., 78, of Hickory, died April 6, 2005, at Palliative CareCenter & Hospice of Catawba Valley after an extended illness. Born Aug. 17, 1926, in Hickory, he was the son of the late Lawrence R. and Florence Kanupp Beard. Retired from the furniture industry, he was the owner and founder of Steven Furniture Manufacturing Co. Inc., Gary’s Furniture Manufacturing Co. Inc., Ole Hickory Furniture Manufacturing Co. Inc. and Van Dyke Furniture Manufacturing Co. Inc. Mr. Beard was preceded in death by two brothers, Ralph E. Beard and Winford C. Beard; and a sister, Clara B. Bowman. The funeral service will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Bass-Smith Funeral Home and Crematory, with the Rev. Don Ingle officiating. Interment will follow in Woodlawn Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Survivors include his wife, Cornelia F. Beard; a son, Gary S. Beard of Hickory; and two brothers, Maura L. Beard of Hickory and Aleck J. Beard of Conover. Bass-Smith Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the family of Lawrence Robert Beard Jr. [Hickory Daily Record - Thursday, April 7, 2005]