Frances Beard
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Frances Beard, age 94, of Somerset, KY, passed away on Sunday, October 27, 2019 at Continue Care Hospital in Corbin, KY.
Frances was born on June 25, 1925 in Wilmore, KY to the late Horace Otis "H.O." Niceley and Mary Lou Cox Niceley. She enjoyed ministering alongside her husband as he pastored numerous Baptist churches in Kentucky and Ohio.
She is survived by two daughters, Anna (Roger) Weddle of Somerset and Marilyn (Mitch) Ash of Beaver Dam, KY; one sister, Helen Ruth (Jim) Wise of Columbia, S.C.; four grandchildren, Leanne Weddle, Chip (Brandi) Weddle, Angela Weddle and Aaron Ash; two great-grandchildren, Quinn Weddle and Asher Weddle; and several nieces and nephews.
Along with her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, William Raymond Beard, whom she married on July 10, 1950 in Logan County, KY and he preceded her on December 29, 2011; one brother, John Niceley; and one sister, Nellie Woodburn.
Visitation will be on Wednesday, October 30, 2019 from 5:00pm until 7:00pm at Lake Cumberland Funeral Home.
Her funeral service will follow on Wednesday at 7:00pm at the Chapel of Lake Cumberland Funeral Home with Bro. Roger Weddle and Bro. Mitch Ash officiating. A private burial will be held at Mill Springs National Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests expressions of sympathy be made to the Gideon Bible Memorial Fund.
You are welcome to view the obituary and send condolences to the family at our website: www.LakeCumberlandFuneralService.com
Lake Cumberland Funeral Home is entrusted with the arrangements for Frances Beard.