Gerald Mancel Beard

Gerald Mancel Beard, 74, of 87 Angus Run, Seneca died Friday, September 11 at the the GHS Cottingham Hospice House.  He was the husband of Marlene Marie Martin Beard.  A memorial service will be 11 a-m Saturday, September 19 at Davenport Funeral Home.  A luncheon follows in the Cliffabee-Leas Club House, Seneca.  A second memorial service will be 11 a-m Saturday, October 10 at Alden United Methodist Church, Alden, Illinois.  Burial with military honors follows in the Mount Auburn Cemetery in Harvard, Illinois. A celebration of life will be held later in Stuart, Florida.  In place of flowers, memorials may be made to Oconee Hospice of the Foothills, GHS Cottingham Hospice House, Attn:  Foundation Office, 298 Memorial Drive, Seneca, SC  29672.  The family is at the residence.  Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.davenportfuneralhome.com.  Davenport Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.