William H. "Bill" Beard, 94 passed away on Dec. 1, 2012 in Lexington, Ky.
He was retired from the U. S. Army where he was a war hero and served in the Invasion of North Africa, the Invasion of Normandy on Omaha Beach and the Battle of the Bulge and Korean War. He was a Shriner, a Mason and a Methodist.
He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Mary Louise Beard.
Survivors include his daughter Linda Louise Dahn, three grandchildren: Melanie Caplin, Hilary Sykes and William Bickel III; three great-grand children: Scarlet and Samuel Caplin and Helen Sykes, his brother Raymond Beard and special friend Mary Ellen Casler.
Funeral services will be at 12:00 p.m. Monday at Owen Funeral Home, 5317 Dixie Highway with burial in Memorial Gardens, Phenix City, Alabama.
Visitation will be from 11:00 am - 12:00 pm on Monday.