Joe Beard

Joe Beard, 75, of Albany, GA, died Wednesday, May 9, 2012 at Wynfield Park Health and Rehab. Memorial services will be held Sunday May 13, 2012 at 3:00 p.m. at Mathews Funeral Home.

A native of Troy, AL, Mr. Beard had resided in Albany, GA, since 1957 moving here from Morgan, GA. He was a graduate of Morgan High School in 1953 where he was active on the basketball team, was the quarterback for the football team and still holds the state record for reed vaulting.

Mr. Beard worked with Western Electric for a number of years before starting his own company, Albany Telephone Service Company.

He was a member of the Morgan United Methodist Church and was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret Holman Beard, his parents and four sisters.

Survivors include a son, Gary Beard, a daughter, Gayle B. Woolard and her husband Stephen, a brother, Bill Beard and his wife, Janet and a grandchild, Walker Woolard all of Albany, GA.

The family is at the residence of Stephen and Gayle Woolard, 2401 Pleasant Drive, Albany, GA.

The family will receive friends Sunday from 2:00 p.m. until the funeral hour at Mathews Funeral Home.

Those desiring may make memorials to Lights of Love, c/o Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, P.O. Box 1828, Albany, GA 31702 or Southwest Georgia Cancer Coalition, 507 W. Third Ave., #6-A, Albany, GA 31701.

Mathews Funeral Home
229-435-5657