When he passed away in December, 2013, at the age of 71, his wife Sue and son Kerry lovingly constructed his casket by their own hands of weathered barn wood from buildings that had been on the Beard property for generations. It is very probable that the wood was milled by the Beard family.
Leon's resting place in the Cache Clawson Cemetery in Tetonia, Idaho, has recently been marked by this beautiful memorial stone.
I'm confident that Leon is well pleased with the engravings which celebrate everything he held dear:
- His wife and children
- The temple which signifies his eternal link to his family including his parents and siblings
- The farm, illustrated by a barn, silo and corral
- The Teton Valley, with the beautiful Teton Peaks, his lifelong home.
