Jesse D. Beard

Jesse Daniel Beard, age 43 passed away on Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at Toledo Hospital in Toledo, Ohio. He was born on January 7, 1972 in Mansfield, Ohio, to David W. and Geralyn L. (Welch) Beard. Jesse married Regina L. Lesher on June 7, 1997 at Gerber Hill Park in Blissfield. Jesse worked as a truck driver for Stevens Disposal. He was talented in woodworking, enjoyed hunting and most of all lived his entire life around his three children whom he adored. Jesse is survived by his wife, Regina Beard of Blissfield; 3 children Wyatt, Brooklyn and Katelyn Beard all at home; his parents, David and Geralyn Beard of Samaria, MI; grandmother, Caroline "Kelly" Beard of Mansfield, OH; step-grandmother, Clara Beard of Toledo, OH, mother-in-law, Linda Lesher of Deerfield; 4 brothers, Aaron (Tanya) Beard of Perrysburg, OH , Nathan (Amie) Beard of Temperance, MI, Matthew Beard of Reynoldsburg, OH and Michael (Lindsay) Beard of Temperance; 2 sisters, Rebecca and Suzanne Beard, both of Samaria and numerous nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, George Beard, Victoria "Grandma Vicki" Fierbaugh and Russell and Helen Welch and his father-in-law, Fred Lesher. Funeral services for Jesse will be held on Saturday, January 17, 2015, at 1:00 p.m . at the Anderson-Rudd Funeral Home, Blissfield with William Schlatter officiating. Burial will follow in Deerfield Cemetery in Deerfield. Visitation will be held from 2-8 p.m. on Friday, January 16, 2015, at the Anderson-Rudd Funeral Home, Blissfield. Condolences to the family may be made at www.andersonfuneralservices.com. Memorial contributions in memory of Jesse may be made to his children, (checks payable to Regina Beard). Envelopes will be available at the Anderson-Rudd Funeral Home, Blissfield.