OBITUARY:
Mrs. Laverne P. Beard, 84, of Clover, South Carolina, passed away at the Wayne T. Patrick Hospice House, Rock Hill, South Carolina, on Tuesday, November 18, 2025.
She was born on January 12, 1941, in Asheville, North Carolina, to the late Otis Pryor and Blanche Plemmons
Wilson Pryor.
After graduation from High School, she worked for AT&T as an operator. She married Kenneth Rhodes. They had four children together and raised their family outside Charlotte in Midland, North Carolina. She was a career woman and held Customer Service positions at companies such as Delmar Studios, Parker Davis and the U.S. Postal Service, all in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Laverne married Mr. Roderick Young Beard, who was the love of her life,and between them, they raised ten children. Three of their children were adopted from foster care. Laverne and "Roddy" loved their kids and animals. Through Mrs. Beard's affiliation with York County DSS, she and her husband fostered approximately 75 children over the decades.
Laverne was a loving Mother, Grandmother, and Great Grandmother. Her laughter and her kind guiding light will be missed by all who knew her.
She was a member of Bethel Presbyterian Church, Clover, South Carolina, and a member of the Colleen Riddle Circle of that church.
She is survived by her husband, Roderick Young Beard, two daughters, one son, four step children, eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
Funeral service was held at Bethel Presbyterian Church, Clover, South Carolina, with Rev. Christopher Donnelly officiating, on Saturday, November 22, 2025. Internment was in the Bethel Church Cemetery.
M. L. Ford and Sons Funeral Home, Clover, South Carolina. served the Beard Family.
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