Obituary: Charles V. ‘Bo’ Bean, 93, Lenore
Charles V. “Bo” Bean, 93, of Lenore, died peacefully at his home on Monday. April 1, 2019. He was born May 10, 1925, to Charles Duvall Bean and Mary Powers Bean. He was a member of New Salem Baptist Church and was proud to be a lifelong Kentucky farmer.
He was well known for his optimism, quick wit, kind, and generous spirit. He had an engaging personality, enjoyed helping others and loved trading stories with his friends. His many talents included making unique horseshoe cowboys, writing witty, down-home poems and making walking sticks from split tobacco stakes. He gave hundreds of these items away to his friends and family. He enjoyed all types of music but especially loved country and gospel.
As a senior at Bardstown High School he received the Kentucky FFA Star Farmer Award. He was a member of the 1941 Bardstown Tiger Football team that scored 286 points to their opponents’ zero. He served 17 years on the Nelson County School Board, and 50 years with perfect attendance on the Samuels Field Airport Board. He served two terms on the FSA Board, and was very active with Nelson County Farm Bureau. In 2006, he was inducted into the Farmers Hall of Fame by Nelson County Farm Bureau.
The family would like to express sincere thanks and appreciation to the entire Hospice staff for the excellent and compassionate care they provided him in the last few weeks of his life.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Tillie Bean; one sister, Jane Denny; one brother, Colonel James Bean; and his twin brother, Elmer Bean.
He is survived by one daughter, Kathy Bean; one son, Terry (Glenna) Bean; two sisters-in-law, Nancy Bean and June Bean; one granddaughter, Allison Bean (Zachary) Taylor; two great-grandsons, whom he adores, Ayden Taylor and Bryce Taylor; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, great nieces, great nephews, and many special friends.
He chose cremation and his ashes will be spread on his farm that he loved so much. A Memorial Service is 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 16, 2019, at Parkway Baptist Church with visitation and a fellowship meal to follow from noon to 3 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall.
In lieu of flowers please consider a donation in his memory to Hospice of Nelson County, 711 McDowell Blvd., Bardstown KY, 40004; Parkway Baptist Church; or New Salem Baptist Church.
Barlow Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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