Funeral services for Ellen Ruby Bearden will be held 1 PM Monday, June 18, 2018, at Brownfield First Baptist with Dr. Matt Baird officiating. Burial will follow at the Terry County Memorial Cemetery under the direction of Brownfield Funeral Home.
There will be a family visitation from 4 pm to 6 pm on Sunday, June 17, 2018, at Brownfield Funeral Home.
Ellen passed away Wednesday, June 13, 2018, in Brownfield. She was born February 11, 1932, to Howard Henry and Nellie Estelle Hill in Willcox, AZ. She graduated from Union High school. Ellen married Beauford Homer Bearden on August 13, 1949, in Brownfield. She was a member of Brownfield First Baptist church where she was very active when she was younger. She was also an Eastern Star where she was once a Worthy Matron. Ellen was a kind and caring person who loved God and family more than anything else. She was full of grace with a gentle spirit. Ellen is preceded in death by her parents, Howard and Nellie Hill, husband, Homer Bearden, son, Rod Bearden, and two brothers, James and Edward Hill.
Ellen is survived by two daughters, Terri Opperman and husband, Charles, of Lubbock, Phyllis Bowman, and husband, Wayne, of Lubbock; six grandchildren, Michael Bearden and wife, Mary, of Denver, CO, Michelle Ross of Phoenix, AZ, Amanda Luera and husband, Raymond, of Lubbock, Kelsey Bowman of Lubbock, Jeremy Etheredge of Richardson, Joshua Etheredge and wife, Ali, of Fort Collins, CO; 12 great grandchildren; and 4 great great grandchildren and daughter- in – law, Anna Bearden.
