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Franklin Hammond Beard

Birth	:	27 Dec 1918 Frankville, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	6 Aug 2006
Burial	:	Phelps Cemetery, Decorah, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.2908150, -91.7830920
Description	:	Franklin Hammond Beard was born December 27, 1918 in Decorah, the son of William E. and Grace E. (Baker) Beard. He attended Blount Country School and graduated from Decorah High School with the Class of 1937. Frank attended Luther College in Decorah for one year and Dunwoody Technical School in Minneapolis, MN for special training. He was united in marriage to Laura Elizabeth Bershee Jan. 1, 1945 at the home of Laura's aunt and uncle in Burlington. To this union five sons were born: James P. "Jay", Brian R., F. Benjamin "Ben", Robert "Rob" and Rollin E. Frank farmed for many years... Read More	Franklin Hammond Beard was born December 27, 1918 in Decorah, the son of William E. and Grace E. (Baker) Beard. He attended Blount Country School and graduated from Decorah High School with the Class of 1937. Frank attended Luther College in Decorah for one year and Dunwoody Technical School in Minneapolis, MN for special training. He was united in marriage to Laura Elizabeth Bershee Jan. 1, 1945 at the home of Laura's aunt and uncle in Burlington. To this union five sons were born: James P. "Jay", Brian R., F. Benjamin "Ben", Robert "Rob" and Rollin E. Frank farmed for many years until his retirement. Frank, his father and two brothers, won the Iowa Sweepstakes Award for Conservation Farming in 1956. He and his son Jay, built most of his retirement at the family farm on the west edge of Decorah. Frank was a life long member of the Congregational United Church of Christ in Decorah, where he served as trustee, deacon and was a member of the search committee. He served as a Decorah Township Trustee for forty years and helped organize the rural fire board. He was a longtime member of the Phelps Cemetery Board and the Winneshiek County Pioneer Cemetery Commission. Frank was a member of the Decorah Genealogy Association and the Winneshiek County Historical Society. He loved the outdoors and enjoyed working outside, including gardening and mowing yards. He enjoyed woodworking and feeding the birds year round at home. Frank was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Brian in 1995; a sister, Barbara Beard; a brother and his wife, James and Killy Beard.

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Franklin Hammond Beard's memorial is located at: Phelps Cemetery, Decorah, Winneshiek County, USA.
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Latitude: 43.2908150
Longitude: -91.7830920

Family Members:

Parent

William E Beard

(1884 - 1968)

Grace Elizabeth Baker Beard

(1885 - 1987)

Spouse

Laura Elizabeth Bershee Beard

(1925 - 2015)

Siblings

William Edward “Bill” Beard Jr.

(1915 - 2015)

Barbara E Beard

(1917 - 1999)

Children

Brian Richard Beard

(1947 - 1995)

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