Graveside service for Hardy Lee Bearden, 72, of Nacogdoches, TX, formerly of Timpson, TX, will be held at 2:00 PM, Monday, October 21, 2013, at Blair Cemetery, Timpson, with Bro. Elmer Mathews officiating. Mr. Bearden passed away October 16, 2013, in Nacogdoches.

Born September 3, 1941, in Conroe, TX, Hardy Bearden was the son of the late Benjamin Hardy Bearden and Winnie Fonville Bearden. He was a 1959 graduate of Timpson High School and also graduated from Stephen F. Austin State University. Hardy was a Wal-Mart Store Manager while living in Portland, Oregon, and also worked in the wholesale distribution of optical products serving customers in the southeastern U.S. He attended Good Hope Baptist Church when he returned to his hometown of Timpson.

Survivors include his wife Shirley Bearden of Boken Arrow, OK; son Mark Lee Bearden and wife Tammy of Katy, TX; daughters Brenda Pagel of Conroe, TX, and Debra Shelton of Spring, TX; 3 grandchildren: Katy and Connor Pagel and Savannah Bearden; brother-in-law Charles Fletcher of Nacogdoches; nieces Jennifer Shafer of Nacogdoches and Rebecca Fletcher of Clearwater, FL; and cousin David Shepherd of Fairfax, VA.

In addition to his parents, Hardy was preceded in death by his brother Benjamin K. Bearden and sister Martha Fletcher.

To convey condolences online, please visit www.taylorfh.net. Taylor Funeral Home, 511 Ross Graves Dr., Timpson, TX 75975, is in charge of arrangements

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