Johnny Robert Beard, Sr.

Mr. Johnny Robert Beard, Sr., 66 passed away Thursday, December 6, 2018 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center surrounded by his family.

Funeral service will be held at 11:00 am Monday, December 10, 2018 at Stedman Church of God of Prophecy, officiating will be Pastor Jim Dickerson.  Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 6:00pm to 8:00pm Sunday, December 9, 2018 at the funeral home.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Dennis Earl Beard, Sr. and Sarah Frances Sessoms Beard; brothers, Dennis Earl Beard, Jr. and Norman Calvin Beard.

He was a member of Stedman Church of God of Prophecy and a diehard Carolina Tarheel fan.

He leaves to cherish his memory, wife, Donna Beard; son, Johnny Robert Beard, Jr. & wife, Nikki; sister, Diane Musselwhite & husband, James; brother, Freddie Beard & wife, Sheila; grandchildren, Ashley Rooks, Zackery Beard, Kent Evans and Katelyn Evans; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.

Services entrusted to Butler Funeral Home of Stedman.