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Beth Bear Obituary

Beth Ann Beard, 65, of Goshen, died Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021, as a result of an accident in Bristol, Tennessee.

She was born Jan. 11, 1956, in Elkhart. She married Charles "Mike" Beard in 2005.

She is survived by her husband, Mike; her parents, Dale (Wanietta) Anglemyer, Goshen, and Esther Cook, Mishawaka; three children, Brett Brumbaugh, Mishawaka, Rhonda (Josh) Nash, Uniondale and Eric (Shannon) Brumbaugh, Bargersville; two step-children, Matthew (Marcile) Beard, Goshen and Jessica (Ryan) Yoder, Nappanee, and two siblings, Mary Jo (Dean) Douwsma, Goshen, and Garry (Kathy) Anglemyer, Wakarusa. She was beloved "Mamaw" to seven grandchildren.

A 1974 graduate of Concord High School, Beth enjoyed gardening, reading, cooking, walking in the woods and listening to worship music. She attended Prairieview Missionary Church, Goshen.

Beth was an office manager for Summit Ridge Automotive, Elkhart, for almost 30 years.

Visitation will be Sunday, Sept. 26, from 2 to 4 p.m. and Monday, 10 to 11 a.m., at Yoder-Culp Funeral Home. Pastor Phil Jerome will officiate the 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 27, funeral service at the funeral home.

Burial will follow in Violett Cemetery.

Memorial donations may be given to Prairieview Missionary Church.

Online condolences may be shared at www.yoderculpfuneralhome.com.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by The Elkhart Truth on Sep. 21, 2021.

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