July 6, 2024, 74, Smithfield – Ossie Vaden Beard Jr., 74, departed this life Saturday, July 6, 2024, at SECU Hospice House in Smithfield surrounded by his loving family. Born July 21, 1949, in Wayne County, he was the son of the late Ossie Vaden Beard Sr. and Maggie Johnson Beard. In addition to his…… read more »