Donna Talley Beard

February 15, 1938 - January 19, 2020

Memorial services for Donna Talley Beard, age 81 of Lindale, Texas, are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Saturday, January 25, 2020 at the Hideaway Lake Community Church with Rev. Russell Lormand officiating. Donna passed away Sunday, January 19, 2020 in Lindale, Texas. She was born February 15, 1938 in Dallas, Texas to the late John Bolton and Velma Ozella (McDonald) Talley. Donna has lived in Lindale for the past 2 years and was previously a 35 year resident of Little Rock, Arkansas where she was retired after 30 years of service with the advertising department of Southwestern Bell. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Garland, Texas, the Alpha Chi Omega sorority at Texas Tech University, the Sierra Club, and the Dallas Down River Club. Donna was an avid Bridge player, an artist of watercolor painting, she enjoyed numerous outdoor activities and loved animals, particularly her two Siamese cats, Marty and Mickey. Donna is survived by her son, David Beard and his wife Nola of Hideaway, Texas; daughter, Donnell Vela and her husband, Alonso of Sachse, Texas; brother, John M. Talley of Powderly, Texas; grandchildren, Emily Beard, John Beard, Mac Thomas, and Mason Thomas and his wife Shelby; and numerous cousins and other loving family members and friends.