W. Sherman Beard, age 93, of Hillsboro, died Wednesday, January 6, 2016, at Pocahontas Center in Marlinton. Funeral service is Sunday, January 10, 3 p.m. at the Oak Grove Presbyterian Church in Hillsboro with Pastor Andrew Rice officiating. Interment with Military Rites by the Pocahontas County Veterans Honor Corps will be in the Oak Grove Cemetery in Hillsboro. Family will receive friends two hours prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Oak Grove Presbyterian Church in Hillsboro; or the Pocahontas County Senior Citizens Meals-On-Wheels Program. VanRenen Funeral Home is assisting the family.
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