Ernie Bean

Ernest Lee Bean, age 89 passed away on September 12th, 2025. He was born June 10th, 1936 at his home in Valley Station, KY. He enjoyed traveling and loved taking his grandchildren with him on trips all over the world. He was a member of First Baptist Concord.
He attended Valley High School and joined the Navy at age 17. He attended boot camp in Bainbridge, MD, then played football for the Navy in Newport, RI. Wanting to see the world he transferred to an LST out of Charleston, SC for 6 months and then a destroyer escort DE148. Before his discharge in 1958 he sailed to South America, Europe, New Zealand and the South Pole and played fast pitch softball in the United States and New Zealand for the Navy. He returned home to Louisville, KY and began working for International Harvester and coached Little League football and baseball. After beginning a career with the Independent Order of Foresters he was transferred to Baton Rouge, LA in 1973 and worked opening offices in that area. After his position was phased out he and his wife formed their own company in 1984 promoting gun and knife shows throughout the southeast until their retirement in 2014.
He is survived by his wife Helen Bean and children Todd Bean (Mary), Victor Bean (Ashley), Sondra Hewett (Ben), Rhonda Rick (Ken), Perry Montgomery (Paula) and Shawn Bean (Elizabeth) and 17 grandchildren and step grandchildren, and six great grandchildren.
Services will be held at Click Funeral Home in Farragut on Monday, September 22nd, 2025. A visitation will begin at 4PM and the service will start at 6PM. The entombment will take place the following morning at Berry Highland West at 11AM.