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James Larry “Graddy” Bearden

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James Larry “Graddy” Bearden

Birth
Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA
Death
9 Jun 2006 (aged 58)
Hueytown, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Burial
Bessemer, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA Add to Map
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Known as " Larry " ... Attended Bush Elementary school , Ensley High School and Auburn University ... Worked at Birmingham Police Dept, US Steel then became Plant Manager of Huntsman Packaging Corporation until illness ( Cancer ) cause him to retire in 1998 ...
Lived in Hueytown ( western Birmingham )Mother Margaret , Father D.P. Bearden "Dude" Brother David ...Sisters Regina Prestridge and Sharon Erwin ...Married to Linda Franklin ...
Daughters Shelly Close , Lisa Verchot and Michelle Saunders ...Several Grandchildren ...Marilyn , William , Melanie ,Alexander , Carter , Gavin , Reagan and Sydney ...
Larry was an avid Sports fan ...He Loved Auburn Football,Growing up He became a Detroit Tiger Baseball fan , Coached Softball and was a very good Coach ... Loved Jazz / Blues Music and collected all types of Music ... Loved working on and building Computers ...Larry had a loving family who cared for him ...During his fight with Cancer ...
Diagnose in 1992 with a slow growing Cancer of the intestine that spread to his liver ...In 2000 Doctors had given up and said they had done all they could do... He went to New Orleans and had an operation that removed part of His intestine and 2/3 of his liver and gave him six more years of life ...
I will miss Him ...He was a lifelong friend ...Larry wanted so bad to see his Auburn Tigers win another National Championship in his lifetime ... Four years after his death , they did...Beating Oregon .....2010 National Champs ....
Known as " Larry " ... Attended Bush Elementary school , Ensley High School and Auburn University ... Worked at Birmingham Police Dept, US Steel then became Plant Manager of Huntsman Packaging Corporation until illness ( Cancer ) cause him to retire in 1998 ...
Lived in Hueytown ( western Birmingham )Mother Margaret , Father D.P. Bearden "Dude" Brother David ...Sisters Regina Prestridge and Sharon Erwin ...Married to Linda Franklin ...
Daughters Shelly Close , Lisa Verchot and Michelle Saunders ...Several Grandchildren ...Marilyn , William , Melanie ,Alexander , Carter , Gavin , Reagan and Sydney ...
Larry was an avid Sports fan ...He Loved Auburn Football,Growing up He became a Detroit Tiger Baseball fan , Coached Softball and was a very good Coach ... Loved Jazz / Blues Music and collected all types of Music ... Loved working on and building Computers ...Larry had a loving family who cared for him ...During his fight with Cancer ...
Diagnose in 1992 with a slow growing Cancer of the intestine that spread to his liver ...In 2000 Doctors had given up and said they had done all they could do... He went to New Orleans and had an operation that removed part of His intestine and 2/3 of his liver and gave him six more years of life ...
I will miss Him ...He was a lifelong friend ...Larry wanted so bad to see his Auburn Tigers win another National Championship in his lifetime ... Four years after his death , they did...Beating Oregon .....2010 National Champs ....


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