JAMES W. BEARDEN SR.

James Whitley "Dub" Bearden Sr., 77, of San Angelo died Monday, April 19, 1999, at his residence after his courageous battle with cancer.

Service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, April 22, in Robert Massie Riverside Chapel with the Rev. Brad Winchester, pastor of Grape Creek Baptist Church,officiating. Burial will follow in Grape Creek Cemetery.

James was born Nov. 27, 1921, in Anson. He was an Army veteran and had been a San Angelo police officer for six years. He married Shirlene Connaly on Oct. 2,1962, in San Angelo. Following his retirement from Halliburton in Rankin, he moved to San Angelo.

Survivors include his wife, Shirlene Bearden of San Angelo; three daughters, Mary Boggs of Monahans, Marie Brock of Eldorado and Lula Casillas of Sonora; four sons, James Ronald Bearden,LONNIE BEARDEN , James Whitley Bearden Jr. and Robert Bearden, all of San Angelo; two sisters, Ethel Sneer of Rankin and Nell Thorn of Malvern, Ark.; 22 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and many
nieces and nephews.

The family would like to thank Dr. Hunt and Dr. French, and their staff, third-floor nurses at San Angelo Community Medical Center, Dr. Roth of San Antonio
and Family Hospice for being so kind and giving the best possible care.

Mr. Bearden will be missed very much by his friends and family. He has never met anyone that he didn't leave a lasting impression on. He was loved by all.

God Saw You
God watched as you suffered
And knew you had your share.
He gently closed your weary eyes
And took you in His care.
God has you in his keeping,
We have you in our hearts.
Your memory is our keepsake
And with that we'll never part.
God saw you were getting tired
And a cure was not to be,
So He put His arms around you
And whispered "Come with Me."
With tearful eyes we watched
You surrender
And saw you fade away.
Although we loved you dearly,
We could not make you stay.
A golden heart stopped beating,
Hard-working hands at rest.
God broke our hearts to prove to us
He only takes the best.