If you would like to visit Skip in the future, he has been buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
Plot info: Section: 62 Grave: 1944

TIME WAS CHANGED! We just received notice the time was pushed back for the burial. Service is scheduled for 1:00 PM graveside on Friday (2 hours later), so please plan to arrive at the cemetery administration building between 12:00 and 12:15 PM. You’ll enter the cemetery through the main entrance on Memorial Avenue. The guards there will check IDs and direct attendees to the parking lane assigned to the service.

Everyone 18 years of age and older must have a REAL ID-compliant state driver’s license or one of the accepted forms of identification found here.
Any attendees who don’t have an accepted form of ID will have to park in the Welcome Center parking garage and go through the security screening at the Welcome Center. They will then be able to walk to the administration building and join the rest of the attendees.

Once parked in the parking lane, please come into the administration building. The receptionist will direct you to the family room assigned to your service, where I and the chaplain will both meet with you. We’ll go over the service, make sure all paperwork is complete, and I can answer any questions you or your family may have. You’re allowed up to 10 people in the family room, but there is no limit to the number of attendees at the service itself. All attendees beyond the 10 in the family room will be asked to remain in the parking lot, but they are welcome to come in and use the restrooms or get a drink from the water fountain.

Everyone must have vehicle transportation since we will be driving from the administration building to the service location. No Uber/Lyft/taxis are allowed in the cemetery.

Flowers 💐 Recommended florist for the graveside service at ANC is: Conklyn’s florist 703-299-9000 www.conklyns.com Please give them this information so they can deliver graveside. Name: Darrell Arnold Beard, Jr. Graveside service with military honors at 11am on July 11th, 2025 at Arlington National Cemetery.
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If you would like to have flowers displayed at the reception, these are the florists who have base access and can deliver:

1. Royalty Flowers Inc. - 571-282-3045 - 5606 General Washington Dr., Alexandria, VA 22312 Royaltyflowersincorp@gmail.com

2. Floral Affairs by Jean Marie - 703-342-2538 – 3800 Powell Lane, Falls Church, VA 22041 jean@floralaffairsbyjm.com

3. Designs by Holly LLC - 571-213-0483 - ancfloralsbyholly@gmail.com