In 1941 he moved to Tulsa where he began his career as a machinist. On 20 Sep 1941, he was united in marriage to Pearl Wode. Together they had 3 children: the late Phyllis Barbash, Jo Ellen Fielding, & Michael.
Aug 1943 joined the US Army serving his country in the Philippines & New Guinea. He left the South Pacific a decorated soldier & returned home to Tulsa in 1945.
He continued working as a tool & die maker at various companies in the Tulsa area until 1973. Then he & Pearl returned to Mineral Springs. There he bought the family farm from his parents' estate & raised feeder pigs until 1984. In 1994 they moved to town.
He was a member of First Baptist Church since 1973, attending regularly until just before his death. He surrendered his life to Jesus Christ in 1946 & lived as a Godly example.
He is survived by his kids Jo Ellen & Michael w/wife Lydia; grkids: David Harris w/wife Jennifer, Katie Johnson w/husband Bruce, Jo Beth Harrison w/husband Robert, & Erica Warden w/husband Keith; great-grandchildren: Atala & Morgan Johnson, Savannah & Malin Warden; siblings: Maxine Cooper, Mildred Queen, Wayne, Owen, Don, Mitchell, & Chuck
White Funeral Home
In 1941 he moved to Tulsa where he began his career as a machinist. On 20 Sep 1941, he was united in marriage to Pearl Wode. Together they had 3 children: the late Phyllis Barbash, Jo Ellen Fielding, & Michael.
Aug 1943 joined the US Army serving his country in the Philippines & New Guinea. He left the South Pacific a decorated soldier & returned home to Tulsa in 1945.
He continued working as a tool & die maker at various companies in the Tulsa area until 1973. Then he & Pearl returned to Mineral Springs. There he bought the family farm from his parents' estate & raised feeder pigs until 1984. In 1994 they moved to town.
He was a member of First Baptist Church since 1973, attending regularly until just before his death. He surrendered his life to Jesus Christ in 1946 & lived as a Godly example.
He is survived by his kids Jo Ellen & Michael w/wife Lydia; grkids: David Harris w/wife Jennifer, Katie Johnson w/husband Bruce, Jo Beth Harrison w/husband Robert, & Erica Warden w/husband Keith; great-grandchildren: Atala & Morgan Johnson, Savannah & Malin Warden; siblings: Maxine Cooper, Mildred Queen, Wayne, Owen, Don, Mitchell, & Chuck
White Funeral Home
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Delphon Christine Beeson Bush
1913–1993
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Jewel Nadine Beeson Berkley
1915–2009
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Erma Edna Beeson Buck
1917–2001
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Leora Velma Beeson Batten
1919–2012
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Cleo Manning Beeson
1923–1956
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Owen Leon Beeson
1927–2015
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Emory Eugene Beeson
1928–1991
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Donald Clark Beeson
1929 – unknown
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Evadna Maxine Beeson Cooper
1930–2016
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Mildred Esther Beeson Queen
1931–2020
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