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Margaret Beard

Case from Roanoke, VA dated May 14, 1999

Victim Details

Margaret Ann Lawson Beard

Female

White / Caucasian

Roanoke

VA

1999-05-14

54

Margaret

Beard

07/08/2026

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In the quiet city of Roanoke, Virginia, the life of a 93-year-old woman named Margaret F. Beard came to a peaceful close in June of 2013. A lifelong resident of the area, she had spent her years as a dedicated employee of Blue Cross and Blue Shield and as an active member of the Garden City Grace Brethren Church. Her passing, after a brief illness, was a source of mourning for her family, including her three sons, five grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.

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  • WDBJ 7 news at 11 for 05/14/99
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