Sam with siblings Jimmy Bearden of Carolina, Patricia Bearden Anderson (deceased), Debbie Bearden Hines of Fairmont

Sam Bearden passes away

Samuel Bearden, Jr., Class of 1960, a freshman on the 1956 Monongah High state Class B runnerup football team, passed away Tuesday, March 8 at his Fairview home.




His sister, Patty Bearden Anderson, Class of 1957, lived in Fairmont when she passed away. She lived in Monongah when she graduated from MHS.

Brother Charles Jim Bearden, Class of 1967, lives in Carolina.

Daughter Tammy Bearden was a 1983 North Marion graduate. Son Jerry Bearden was a 1982 North Marion grad.

Air Force retiree Jim McDaniel, who lives with wife Mary Faust McDaniel, in Rehobothbeach, Delaware, wrote:

“John:  

“Just learned of the passing of Sam Bearden. We graduated together in the Class of 1960.  We were good friends.  

“A funny story. When I deployed to Hof (Air Station in the Air Force), Germany in 1962, I walked into the Chow Hall for breakfast and there sat Sam Bearden.  What are the chances of that happening?  Over 3,000 miles from home and there was one of my buddies from back home.  

Sam was in the Army Border Patrol Unit that deployed down to Hof. We were only a few KMs from the Czech border. Never did 

see him after that.  

“Like you said, too many of the Monongah High grads are leaving us too soon.  

“Jim McDaniel”

Sam’s obituary:

Samuel Bearden, Jr.

Born: December 03, 1941
Died: March 08, 2016

Samuel Bearden, Jr., 74, of Fairview, died Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at his residence. He was born December 3, 1941 at Carolina, a son of the late Samuel Bearden, Sr. and Helen Shuttlesworth.
Sam was a coal miner, having retired from Murray Energy’s Loveridge Mine with 31 years in the mining industry. He was a veteran of the United States Army, having served in Special Intelligence in Eastern Europe during the Cold War. He was a member of the UMWA and Christian by faith. He loved sports, collecting coins and sports memorabilia, and carpentry. He was a devoted family man who loved his family, including nieces and nephews and especially his grandchildren. Sam was a special man, best described as being a “character” whose personality endeared many to him. Having never met a stranger, Sam will be missed by his loving family and many friends.
Survivors include his wife, Becky Ford Bearden, whom he married October 18, 1963; 3 children: Jerry (Becky) Bearden, Akin, SC, Joe (Jerrie) Bearden, Cleveland, OH, and Tammy Bearden (partner Linda Yanacek), Ellwood City, PA; 7 grandchilderen: Daniellela, Jeremy, Mark, Alex, Nicholas, Natalie, and Olivia Bearden; 3 great grandsons: Samuel and Daniel Hope, Zayne Bearden; a brother: Jimmy (Debbie) Bearden, of Carolina, and Debbie (Red) Hines, Fairmont; and aunt: Shirley Lucas, Bingamon; an uncle: Pastor Tom Brown, Shinnston; a cousin and best friend, Tommy Ramsey, of Monongah; and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by a sister: Patty Anderson.
Friends may call at the Hutson Funeral Home in Farmington on Sunday from 2-8 p.m. where funeral services will be held on Monday at 11:00 a.m. with Pastor Dallas Stuzen officiating. Interment will be in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens in Fairmont, where Marion County Veterans Council will conduct military graveside honors. Condolences may be accessed at www.hutsonfuneralhomes.com