Funeral Homes in Beardstown, IL

Facts about the city

• Some of the notable people born here have been: Julie Morrison (politician and civil service), and Stanley J. Korsmeyer (oncologist and writer).

Beardstown is a city in Cass County, Illinois, United States. The population was 6,123 at the 2010 census. The public schools are in Beardstown Community Unit School District 15.

Beardstown Obituaries

It was revealed by Peoria Journal Star on March 29th, 2021 that Pamela K Catoner (Collins) perished in Reno, Nevada.  Ms. Catoner was 59 years old and was born in Beardstown, IL.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Pamela K's life.

It was reported on June 13th, 2019 that Virginia Gaburo (Hommel) perished in Rancho Bernardo, California.  Ms. Gaburo was 80 years old and was born in Beardstown, IL.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Virginia's life.

It was disclosed by La Jolla Light on June 13th, 2019 that Virginia "Ginnie" Gaburo (Hommel) died in San Diego, California.  Ms. Gaburo was 80 years old and was born in Beardstown, IL.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Virginia "Ginnie"'s life.

It was revealed on May 28th, 2019 that Thomas Ivan "T I" Henderson passed away in Columbia, Missouri.  Henderson was 95 years old and was born in Beardstown, IL.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Thomas Ivan "T I"'s life.

It was disclosed by Lincoln Courier on February 12th, 2019 that Dorothy Maxine Booth (Sweeten) passed on in Beardstown, Illinois.  Ms. Booth was 53 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Dorothy Maxine's life.

It was disclosed on December 6th, 2017 that Charles Ernest Clement passed on in Omak, Washington.  Clement was 74 years old and was born in Beardstown, IL.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Charles Ernest's life.

It was noted by Des Moines Register on November 30th, 2017 that Orville Lee Barbee passed away in Iowa.  Barbee was 85 years old and was born in Beardstown, IL.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Orville Lee's life.

It was reported by Des Moines Register on April 12th, 2017 that Robert Lee Hagener died in Iowa.  Hagener was 80 years old and was born in Beardstown, IL.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Robert Lee's life.

It was revealed by Sarasota Herald-Tribune on April 4th, 2017 that William "Bill" Bennett passed away in Bradenton, Florida.  Bennett was 88 years old and was born in Beardstown, IL.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor William "Bill"'s life.

It was revealed on January 20th, 2017 that Larry Robbins passed away in Paducah, Kentucky.  Robbins was 77 years old and was born in Beardstown, IL.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Larry's life.

History

The population was 5,766 at the 2000 census.

Beardstown was first settled by a man named Thomas Beard in 1819. This inn is alleged to have sheltered Abraham Lincoln on his visits to Beardstown, but that is legend and unconfirmed. His son was Ed Beard "Red" Beard, a noted gambler and saloon keeper of the Old West who was killed in a gunfight in Kansas in 1873 by Joseph Lowe Joe" Lowe. Beardstown is a city in Cass County, Illinois County, Illinois, United States. Thomas Beard erected a log cabin at the edge of the Illinois River, from which he traded with the local American Indians and ran a ferry.