Ted Bearden
President
Email: ted@beardenfuneralhome.com
Ted started his funeral career in 1970 at this same firm. After graduating from Gupton Jones College, he spent over 15 years in funeral service with the largest funeral home in Atlanta. He also serves as Dawson County's Coroner. He has served as president of the Independent Funeral Directors of Georgia, the Georgia Coroner's Association where he was awarded Coroner of the Year in Georgia in 2010, and the Dawson County Rotary Club. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for United Community Bank and previously served on the Dawson County Board of Health. Ted is a member of the Dawson County Art's Council, the Chamber of Commerce, the Independent Funeral Directors of Georgia, Academy of Graduate Embalmers, Georgia Funeral Directors Association and the National Funeral Directors Association. In 2010 he was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by Dawson County Emergency Services for his contribution to the development of the program and in 2017 awarded as the Business Leader Of The Year by The Dawson County Chamber of Commerce. He is a member of Bethel Baptist Church where he has held several positions. Having played music most of his life, he is a founding member of the acoustic group, Little Mountain. Ted and his wife Lisa have two sons, James and Wesley.