Born in Greenwood County, she was the daughter of the late James Donald and Allen McNeill Rochester. Mrs. Beard was a member of East Pickens Baptist Church and was a retired nurse with Laurel Hill Nursing Center as her last place of employment.
Surviving are her husband Robert Beard; son, Bob Beard; daughter, Debbie Wimpey and her husband Gary; four grandchildren, Gabriel Wimpey Nabors (Randy), Dundee Wimpey Carter (Paul), Daniel Wimpey (Nichole) and Caleb Wimpey (Laurel); seven great-grandchildren, Emily Hardenbrook, Kelsie McKelvey, Ashley Nabors, Ciera Boden, Emma and Lily Carter, Tyler Buddy DeFileo and James Wimpey; one great great-grandchild, Jacob Nabors; and two sister-in-laws, Catherine Rochester and Brenda Rochester.
She was predeceased by two sisters, JoAnn Chapman and Dorothy Fleschman, and four brothers, Reverend Harold Rochester, J.D. Rochester, Derrell Rochester and Milton Rochester.
A graveside service will be held on Thursday, April 19, 2018, at 3 p.m. at Hillcrest Memorial Park and Gardens, Mausoleum, with the Reverend Jamie Duncan officiating.
Memorials may be made to the East Pickens Baptist Church Building Fund, 2244 Gentry Memorial Highway, Pickens, SC 29671.
Dillard Funeral Home, Pickens, is assisting the family in making arrangements. (864) 878-6371
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