Extracted from The Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX)
BEARDEN, MARTHA EVANS
Martha Elaine Bearden, a resident of Irving for over 45 years, passed away Monday, January 21, 2008. She was born April 19, 1918 in Mansfield, Louisiana. She later worked in Shreveport at Barksdale AFB in support of the WWII war effort. She married SMSGT Clarence D. Bearden in 1945.
She is survived by her son Robert Earl Bearden; daughter Brenda Jane Bearden; sister Carolyn Ginn; and grandchildren Laura McClendon and Deanna Bearden.
A loving mother and a giving friend to many in the Irving area, she will be missed. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM Saturday, January 26, 2008 at Brown's Memorial Chapel with entombment at Oak Grove Memorial Gardens.
Thursday, January 24, 2008