Brief Life History of Russell Barnes
BOUNTIFUL--Russell Barnes Beard died Saturday, Nov. 20, 1999 peacefully at his home in Bountiful, Utah after a lingering illness. He was born May 9, 1915 in Coalville, Utah. He was the son of T. Edger Beard and E. Louise Barnes Beard. He served his country in the air force during World War II. He graduated from the University of Utah with a Bachelor of Science Degree. He taught school and was sub-sequently a business man and artist. His first love was art and photography. He had a passion for anything to do with cowboys and the west. He loved traveling the world. He served a mission for the LDS church in England. He married Elsie Quinney in 1948 in the Salt Lake Temple which was ten years after he met her. They served the Lord in the Atlanta, Georgia Mission. He served as a stake missionary, High Priest group instructor in the Val Verda 8th Ward, temple Ordinance worker in the Salt Lake Temple. Russell filled Schaucher's description of the "parfait gentle knight". He was a loving husband and father who cared for his family with unselfishness and devotion. He will be greatly missed by his wife, children, grandchildren and many friends. He is survived by his wife, Elsie Quinney Beard, his sister, Marjorie Beard and his five children. The children are Lynn Q. (Rene'e) Beard of Willard, UT; Richard T. (Shauna) Beard of Draper, UT; Lisa K. (Bill) Wegener of Sandy, UT; S. Mark Beard of New York, NY and Alan J. (Brenda) Beard of Vienna, VA; and Sy (Jane) Pham an adopted son, of Draper, UT. 21 grandchildren. Preceded in death by a daughter Ruth. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, November 24, 1999 at 1 p.m. at the Val Verda Stake Center 2561 South 500 West, Bountiful, UT. Friends may call on Tuesday, November 23, at Russon Brothers Mortuary 295 North Main St. Bountiful from 6-8 p.m. and at the Ward on Wednesday from 11:45-12:45 p.m. Interment will follow in the Bountiful City Cemetery.
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- Russel B Beard, "United States 1950 Census"
- Russell Barnes Beard, "Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1947"
- Russell Barnes Beard, "Find A Grave Index"
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1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.
1921 · One of The Oldest Coasters in the World
Utah is home to one of the oldest coasters in the world that is still operational. The Roller Coaster, at Lagoon Amusement park, is listed number 5.
1937 · The Neutrality Act
The Neutrality Acts were passed in response to the growing conflicts in Europe and Asia during the time leading up to World War II. The primary purpose was so the US wouldn't engage in any more foreign conflicts. Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
English:
nickname for a bearded man (from Middle English berd, Old English beard). To be clean-shaven was the norm in non-Jewish communities in northwestern Europe from the 12th to the 16th century, the crucial period for surname formation. There is a placename and other evidence to show that this word was used as a byname in the Old English period, when beards were the norm; in this period the byname would have referred to a large or noticeable beard. In North America, this surname has absorbed cognates and equivalents in other languages, in particular German Barth 1.
habitational name from a place called Beard in Derbyshire (now represented by Beard Hall and Beardwood Farms in New Mills parish), which derives its name by dissimilation from Old English brerd ‘rim, bank’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Christmas Card Illustrated By Russell Beard
Russell loved to make collages out of scraps of pictures.
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