Jamie Lynn Spears is mourning the loss of Rev. Mark Beard, a priest who was present for her and her family in 2017 when her daughter, Maddie, was in a serious accident that nearly claimed her life.
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Beard was killed in a car crash near the Louisiana-Mississippi border on August 2, according to WAFB Channel 9. The incident occurred just before 1:30 p.m. on Interstate 55.
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Beard's vehicle left the roadway and struck a concrete culvert before flipped over. Spears shared her connection with Beard, who served as the pastor at a church in a small town in Louisiana before his death.
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She recalled Maddie's accident, where she was strapped on an ATV that ended up being submerged in a pond.
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She shared that someone close to her called Beard and he went to the hospital to be with the family and to pray for Maddie, who was listed in critical condition.
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Spears continued her story about Father Mark Beard on her Instagram post, stating that when Beard started praying over Maddie, her daughter showed signs of life for the first time since the ATV accident.
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In February 2020, Spears posted a candid Instagram caption alongside a photo of Maddie in the hospital, expressing her gratitude for her daughter's full recovery.
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Many parishioners at Saint Helena also expressed similar sentiments on the church's Facebook page.
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