BEARD, Robert S., 18 Sep 1960 - 12 Sep 1987. "Bobby".
The Pulaski Citizen, 15 Sep 1987.
A Giles County man was killed and his brother critically injured in a one-vehicle accident Saturday in southwest Giles County.
Dead on arrival at Hillside Hospital was Robert S. (Bobby) Beard, 26, of Route 2, Leoma. Injured in the 7 p.m. accident was Jeff Beard, 18, of Route 2, Leoma. He was taken first to Hillside Hospital and later airlifted to St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville where he is in critical condition with reported head injuries.
The two were traveling on the Pleasant Ridge-Fall River Road when their pickup truck went out of control, crashed into a tree and caught fire. Both brothers reportedly thrown from the vehicle. The truck reportedly belonged to Jeff Beard.
Funeral services for Bobby Beard were held at 2 p.m. Monday at Carr and Erwin Funeral Home with Glenn Colley officiating. Burial was in Chestnut Grove Cemetery.
He was the son of the late Harold Beard. Survivors include his mother, Mary Jo Cottrell Lovett; his step-father, Bobby Lovett of Shores; one sister, Donna Jo Smith of Pulaski; his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Cottrell of Goodspring; his paternal grandmothers, Mrs. Bessie Beard of Pulaski; and one niece.
Updated by above information sent by MB Richardson 8 Jun 2015
