Edward "Ted" Beardshear

June 10, 1935 - May 15, 2021

Edward Lee "Ted" Beardshear , age 85 passed away peacefully on May 15 , 2021 due to complications arising out COPD, Heart and Diabetes complications. Ted was at Wesley Ridge Assisted Living at the time under the care of Capital Hospice. Ted loved chess, the arts and particularly writing. He wrote for Heartly Newspapers and The State of Ohio. He also published seven novels available through Amazon. Among his fondest memories were his friends from Newark ,Buckeye Lake and German Village. He was a graduate of OSU and held a Masters from Ohio Dominican. He was preceded in death by his former wife Bette J. Beardshear and is survived by his sister Emily ( Besanceney) Manierre. and cousin Girard Besanceney.