Visitation: 1:00 - 4:00 Saturday, February 27 Place: Henry Funeral Home, Lithonia Martha Lee Beard, age 72, of Stone Mountain, died Tuesday, February 23, 2016. She is preceded in death by her husband of 26 years, Nelson Beard, Sr. and brothers, Charles Edward Tyson, Jesse Earl Tyson, and John Lock. A loving wife, mother and grandmother, she is survived by her daughters, Enotris Lewis and her husband, Anthony, of Humble, TX and Veronica Gamble and her husband, Desmond, of Stone Mountain; son, Nelson Beard, Jr. and his wife, Melanie, of Covington, LA; sisters, Joan Johnson and her husband, Calvin, of Covington, LA, Ruth Garrett and her husband, Wyndall, of Folsom, LA, Lavonne Burgess and her husband, Brodrick, of Covington, LA, Mary Emma Tyson of Covington, LA, Barbara Smith and her husband, McCoy, of New Orleans, LA, Marion Garner of Los Angeles, CA, and Margarette Tyson of Covington, LA; brother, Maurice Tyson of Covington, LA; 5 grandchildren, 4 great grandchildren, several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends 1-4 Saturday, February 27 at Henry Funeral Home, Lithonia, 770 482-4411, henryfuneral.com