BEATRICE O. SHEARD, daughter of the late Rev. Albert Hardy Sr. and Viola Hardy, was born on January 20, 1924 in Wilson, North Carolina. She departed this life on August 7, 2014. She received her education in Wilson N.C. and came to Baltimore at an early age. Odessa received Christ at a very early age. She went to Carver Vo-Tech night classes to receive a certificate for dress-making. She went on to work at the Govans Laundromat for 35 years. She married Isadore Sheard at an early age, and in that union they had their first child, Ronald Sheard Sr. They moved to Detroit, Michigan a few years later. They returned to Baltimore where she decided to make it her home. She had two girls, Monica and Barbara Sheard. Odessa (Granny as she was affectionately known) participated in many organizations. She was the secretary of The New Baptist Church where she was a member for many years, President of The Junior Missionaries, President of The Junior and Senior Ushers and participated in many capacities. She later became a member of Sweet Prospect Baptist Church. She was involved in her neighbor organization and took GREAT pride in her flowers which she loved dearly. Granny has touched so many lives, both directly and indirectly. She may have left you with a kind word or a smile. You may not have understood what she was saying at the time, but later on it would hit you as to what she was saying. Granny, the sassy Hat Lady. She leaves to mourn: son, Ronald Sheard Sr.; daughters, Monica and Barbara Sheard; brother, Albert Hardy Jr. and sister-in-law, Elder Rebecca Hardy and stepmother, Mae Hardy; three grandchildren, Mekelle and Michael McCormick and William Knight Jr. and three great-grandchildren, Ronald Sheard III, Ariel Crank and Avery Johnson. She also leaves Gloria Reid and the Garrison family and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. She was preceded in death by her mother Viola Hardy, father Albert Hardy Sr., sister Joanne Hardy, brother Arthur Lee Hardy and grandson Ronald Sheard Jr.