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Jean Bearden Obituary
ABBEVILLE, AL - Jean Smith Bearden, a resident of Abbeville, died Saturday afternoon, January 26, 2019, surrounded by her loving family. She was 84.
Memorial services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, January 30, 2019, in the Union Free Will Baptist Church, near Abbeville, with a son-in-law, Troy Murphy and Reverend Joey Hudspeth officiating. The family will receive friends from 10:00 until 11:00 A.M. Wednesday in the church sanctuary. At other times, the family will be at the home of a daughter, Charlene Kemper, in Dothan. Holman-Abbeville Mortuary & Cremations is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Bearden was born in Thomasville, Georgia and was reared in Henry County, daughter of the late William Howard Smith and Flossie Mae Williams Smith. She lived in various locations while she supported her husband's military career and returned to Abbeville in 1992. Mrs. Bearden was a member of the Union Free Will Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Bearden, two sons, Cliff Bearden and Ronnie Money, a step-son, Ralph Bearden, and a sister, Martha Smith Craft.
Surviving relatives include three daughters, Terri Jean Morgan (Guy), Cottonwood; Charlene Kemper (Ed), Dothan; and Carrie "Baby Girl" Murphy (Troy), Aiken, SC; a son, William Casey Bearden, Sr., (Renee), Abbeville; a daughter-in-law, Linda Money Mease, Edwin Community; her step-mother, Flora Smith, Cordele, GA; three sisters, Ann Barnes (James Lawrence), Abbeville; Janice Smith, Abbeville; and Gabby Cannon (Phil), Vienna, GA; a brother, William Howard Smith (Stacy), Vienna, GA; twelve grandchildren, Clint Money (Jodi), Brian Money (Stephanie), Caleb Kemper, Calah Edstrom (Tyler), Ashley Bearden, Ashley Lynn McDonald (Jeff), William Casey Bearden, Jr. (Ashley), Jacob Murphy (Taylor), Jessica Murphy (Joe), Samantha Morgan, Nicole Robinson (Adam), and Melissa Downing (Kris); twelve great-grandchildren and baby Murphy on the way, and two great-great-grandchildren.
HOLMAN ABBEVILLE MORTUARY & CREMATIONS IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS. Phone 334-585-5261.
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Memories and Condolences
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Joel Neufeld
May 4, 2023
Thank you for the memories. May you rest in peace.
May 30, 2019
Please accept my sincere condolences. May God bring everlasting comfort to your hearts and give you the strength to endure this difficult time.
(2 Thessalonians 2:16,17
March 17, 2019
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow. Offering you my deepest heartfelt condolences may the love of God family and friends help you through all your grief. Ps 116:15
John
January 30, 2019
So sorry for the family's loss. No words can ever express the loss of a loved one. May all of you find comfort and peace in all the loving memories you've shared together. Please be comforted in knowing that God understands your grief and he cares for you. (1 Peter 5:6,7)
January 30, 2019
As the days and weeks pass, and as you return to life's routine, may you continue to feel comforted by the love and support of family and friends.
J A
January 29, 2019
My deepest sympathy to the family on your loss. She will be missed by those who knew and loved her. May all of you find comfort and peace in all the loving memories you've shared together of your mother and grandmother. Please be comforted in knowing that God understands your grief and he cares for you. (1 Peter 5:6,7)
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