Ms. Rachael Leigh Beard, 26 of Hope, Arkansas passed away on Friday, December 31, 2010 in Texarkana, Texas. Rachael was a Sales Associate with The Buckle Shop in Texarkana and was a member of the New Hope Baptist Church in Hope, Arkansas. Rachael is survived by her Mother, Audra Benham and husband, Rodney, Russellville, AR, her Father, Mark Beard, Texarkana, AR and Step-father, Kevin Wilson and Shelly, Texarkana, AR. Her Grandparents, Thomas and Nancy Williams, Hope, AR; Roy and Carol Wilson, Texarkana, AR and Joe & Lana Benham, Russellville, AR; Harold and Joyce Beard, Hope, AR; her Great-Grandmother; Marion Miller, Russellville, AR., brother; Kevin Riley Wilson, Russellville, AR, Step-sisters: Ashley Benham and Alyssa Benham both of Russellville, AR other family and friends also, survive. Funeral service for Rachael will be 10:00am, Monday, January 3, 2011 at the Brazzel/Oakcrest Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Neil Ridling officiating. Burial to follow in Memory Gardens Cemetery, Hope. Arrangements are by Brazzel/Oakcrest The Funeral Home of Hope. Online guestbook: www.brazzelfuneralhomes.com Family to receive friends 2:00 to 4:00 pm on Sunday, January 2, 2011 at Brazzel/Oakcrest The Funeral Home of Hope.