Robert Beard

Rev. Robert Beard
March 8, 2021
Mooresville, North Carolina - The Rev. Dr. Robert Q. Beard of Blowing Rock and Mooresville, NC died March 8, 2021 at Gordon Hospice in Statesville, NC. Born in Statesville on December 7, 1929, he was the only child of Robert E. Beard and Nola Jane Hoover Beard, both deceased. He grew up in the Mount Hermon community of Iredell County and was baptized and confirmed at Mount Hermon Lutheran Church.
Rev. Beard is survived by his wife of more than 70 years, Carrie Stewart Beard, of both Blowing Rock and Mooresville; daughters Kathryn Ann Hornberger and husband Keith, Janet Leinbach- Poust and husband Wade, and Mary Faith Flannigan and husband Chris; grandsons Robert Stewart Little and wife Emily, Patrick Quincy Flannigan, Thomas Wayne Flannigan, and Matthew Graham Flannigan; adopted grandson Kevin Hornberger and wife Julie; and adopted great-grandchildren Ella and Jackson Hornberger.
Rev. Beard will lie in state at Troutman Funeral Home on Thursday, March 11, 2021 from 1:00 to 5:00 pm with visitation from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. Officiants will be Rev. Dieter Punt, the Rev. Dr. Leonard Bolick, Dr. Ted Goins, Jr., and Rev. Jonathan Weant. The funeral service will be Friday, March 12, at 2 pm, at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Troutman, NC with burial to follow at St. Martin's Cemetery with full military honors. Family is asking that all attending please follow COVID-19 protocol.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Gordon Hospice House, 2341 Simonton Road, Statesville, NC 28625; or to Lutheran Services Carolinas, 1416 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. S, Salisbury, NC 28144. Online condolences can be made to the family at www.troutmanfuneralhome.com