Baby Norris R. Bard,

BARD, Baby Boy Norris Robert III - Age 6 months, passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2009 at Hurley Medical Center. Family hour 10:30AM Tuesday, May 12, 2009 from the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., with funeral service commencing immediately at 11AM. Rev. Anthony Morris officiating. Interment Lovedale Memorial Cemetery, G-5175 E. Bristol Road. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the funeral home 10:30AM Tuesday. Baby Boy Bard III will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home and may be viewed from 2PM-8PM Monday. Baby Boy Norris Robert Dimp Bard III, affectionately called “Lil Man”, was born November 5, 2008 in Flint, Michigan, the son of Latrice Clark and Andre Bard. “Lil Man” was fun, loving and full of happiness. He loved playing and everyday living, he was a very happy baby. Everytime you saw “Lil Man” he was happy and comforted by his loving sisters and brother. Baby Norris Robert Dimp Bard III leaves to cherish his memory: loving parents, Latrice Clark and Andre Bard; 2 sisters, Autiana Hill and Alicia Bard; brother, Andre Bard, Jr.; grandparents, Judy Gordon and Rose Bard; great-grandmother, Sarah Johnson; 3 aunts, Joyce (Romeo) Cruz, Shellete (Curtis) Clark and Christine Gordon; 3 uncles, Michael Gordon, Armond Singleton and Joseph Clark; geat aunts, Sheila (Gary) Hill, Ruthie, Essie, Ivy, MayLoise Gordon of Mississippi and Pasty Clark of Detroit; great-uncles, Jimmie (Phyllis) Clark, James (Rhoda) Clark, BillyJoe Sims and Bill Ivory, all of Flint and Roy Gordon of Mississippi; a host of cousins including, Armond Singleton, Jr., Ashla Singleton, Arianna Sesma, Angelina, Alexis, Romeo Cruz, Jr., Lotosha, Lakeysha Brown, Lonnie Clark, Sam, Mary, Trashena Ivy, Alisia Arnold, Hakeem Black, Margaret (Alan) Black, Verena Sims, Saerina (Chris), Damtier, Lesha, Tanika, Alvin, Christopher, Jr., all of Flint; step-aunts, Angie Hernandez, Tabatha Cruz, Donyetta Phipps, Tara (Jose) Hernandez; a host of other relatives and friends including, special friends, Jackie and Sharia Jones. Baby Bard was preceded in death by his brothers, De’Monte Lajuan Clark, James Clark, Jr. and Baby Mekhi Ivory; and grandfather, Norris “Dip” Gordon.