In Memory
Ruth Alice Beard
Aug. 19, 1949 - Oct. 13, 2008
SOUTH BEND - Ruth Alice Beard was born in Charleston West Virginia on August 19, 1949, she left us here on earth October 13, 2008.
She was preceded in death by her father David Edwin Smith.
She is survived by her mother, Helen Elliott; husband, Roger Beard; children, Krista Lynn Beard, Kimberly and James Willson, Kari and Clifford Smith; sisters and brothers, Becky Luchowski, David and Janice Smith, Janet Smith and Jesse and Jody Elliott; grandchildren, Bradley, Andrea, Christopher, Katelynn, Khalil, Devon, Jacob, Annabelle, Faith and Alexander; nieces and nephews, Melissa, Kim, James, Amanda, Dawn, Connor and Carter.
When we were ill,
she also became sick;
When we were cut,
she, too, began to bleed.
Of our oil lamp
she was the wick,
Drawing her bright flame
from our need.
Some say that such behavior's out of date:
That self-fulfillment
is the way to grace.
But Mom, without much choice, then chose her fate,
Finding greater truth
in an embrace.
She lives on
in the sparkle in our eyes:
Laughing, quiet, gentle,
loving, wise.
A quote from Ruth's Diary
"My love for him is so deep, I know he is not only in my life, but in my soul-he is my joy" speaking of her husband, Roger.
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