Freda Forren Beard, 87, of Fort Spring, WV, passed away Monday, January 12, 2015, at The Brier Rehabilitation & Nursing Center in Ronceverte, WV, after a long illness.
Born November 24, 1927, at Fort Spring, she was the youngest child of the late James Francis and Laura Ramsey Forren.
Freda was a graduate of Greenbrier High School in Ronceverte and was proud to be a “Bulldog.”
Following high school, she completed the Huntington Beauty and Barber School. She was a retired hairdresser and care provider for the ill and elderly. She as an active member of Grace United Methodist Church, the United Methodist Women, the Fort Spring CEOS Club, and a lifetime member of the American Legion Auxiliary in Ronceverte.
Other than her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Julian Beard; infant son, David; brother, John Newman Forren and wife, Betty; and an infant granddaughter, Mary Ann Browning.
Survivors include her daughters, Linda Browning of Beckley, WV, and Paula Beard McCoy and husband, Tim, of Fort Spring; grandchildren, Stephen Browning and wife, Kendra, of Beckley, Valerie Lilly and husband, Brady, of Coal City, WV, and Cietta McCoy and Ramsey McCoy of Fort Spring; and three great-grandchildren, Jade, Lana, and Zoey Lilly.
The funeral is scheduled for Thursday, January 15, 2015, at 2 PM at Grace United Methodist Church in Fort Spring with her beloved pastor, the Rev. Rick Duncan officiating. Burial will follow at Mount Vernon Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Mike Baker, Ramsey McCoy, Tommy McCoy, Stephen Browning, Michael Blum, and John Fullen. Honorary pallbearer is Dorsey Wilson.
Visitation will be a the church for two hours prior to the funeral.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the activities department at The Brier Rehabilitation & Nursing Center in Ronceverte or to the Alderson Hospitality House in Alderson to assist the families of the inmates.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.morganfh.net.
Morgan Funeral Home in Lewisburg is in charge of arrangements.
Obituary originally published in the January 14, 2015, edition of the West Virginia Daily News.
