Anita Louise Beard

Service Saturday, April 9, 2011 Wake 3:00 P.M. Funeral 3:30 P.M. at: Watson's Funeral Home 10913 Superior Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44106 Anita Louise Beard was born on November 22, 1947, in Cleveland, Ohio to parents Cora King and Henry Knowles. She graduated from John Hay High in 1966. During her blessed lifetime, she married twice and birthed six beautiful children. The three boys are Darrin, Anthony, and Antonio; and the girls are Lynnette, Stacey, and Deonna. Her employment history consisted of her working for the Internal Revenue Service and the Regional Transit Authority. Her retired days were spent knitting, listening to music, watching movies, reading, and tending to her now deceased mother. Anita is survived by her children, her two brothers, 14 grandchildren, and one great-grandchild as well as many other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her mother, Cora, her step-father, Hilliard Sr., her brother, Harvey, and her two sisters, Jean and Karen.