Beatrice "Bea" Ann Bond, 74, of Carbondale, passed away Wednesday, March 5, 2025, at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale.
A memorial gathering will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Monday, March 10, 2025, at Riggin-Pillatsch & Burke Funeral Home in Carterville.
Bea was born February 6, 1951, in Ava, to Dennis and Mabel (Pierce) Weatherford. She married Emery Earl Bond on February 14, 1967, in Murphysboro. Together they have shared 58 wonderful years.
She is survived by her husband, Emery Earl Bond; children, Ann Bond, Judy Thomason (Dan Stewart), and Lester Bond (Peggy Riley); grandchildren, Michael (Anita) Thomason (plus their children), Melissa (Joe) Bruns, Lee Sizemore (Michelle), A.J. Perkins (Diedre), and Tim Holland (Megan); great-grandchildren, Brayden, Emery, Atrias, Cameron, Levi, Julian, Lillian, Addison, Kayla, Alliason, Nichole, Dristan, Alexandria, and Rena; sister, Della Reynolds; brother, Joseph David Weatherford; plus many nieces, nephews, and cousins.
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