Edna M. Beach NORFOLK
Edna Earle McIntyre Beach, 87, a lifelong resident of Hopewell, Va., died Oct. 14, 2005, at the home of her daughter in Norfolk after an extended illness. She was born May 6, 1918, to the late Ione Reddick and Gould Conway McIntyre. She graduated from Hopewell High School, at age 16, and from Smithdeal-Massey Business College in Richmond. She was the widow of Haywood Alfred Beach who died in 1987. They were married Oct. 12, 1940, and shared 47 happy years together. Mrs. Beach was a founding member of Woodlawn Presbyterian Church in Hopewell and an active member for 77 years, serving as a Sunday school teacher, Circle chairman and historian as well as in numerous other capacities. She was named an Honorary Life Member of the Presbyterian Women by the Presbyterian Church USA in 2000. Mrs. Beach was also active in civic and community affairs. She served on the Hopewell School Board for 16 years, from 1956 to 1972, during the crucial years of school desegregation. She was active in the Garden Club of Hopewell for more than 40 years, serving as its president and being named an honorary member. She was a lifetime member of the Weston Manor Foundation and a past docent. Mrs. Beach was also a member of the Prince George Woman’s Club and the Prince George Ruritan Women for more than 30 years and was a current member of the Woman’s Club of Hopewell. She was a member and past president of the Hopewell chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Mrs. Beach was devoted to her family, her church and her community. She will be remembered by those who knew and loved her for her abiding faith, keen intellect, love of nature and human kindness. She is survived by two daughters, Cheryl Beach McNelley and her husband Don of Chester, Va., and U.S. District Judge Rebecca Beach Smith and her husband Gerald Zeno of Norfolk; a brother, Gould Calvin McIntyre and his wife Joyce of Suffield, Conn.; three grandsons, Vincent Beach McNelley of Chester, John Lucian Smith III and Clarke McIntyre Smith, both of Norfolk; two great-grandsons, Quinn and Kevin McNelley of Annapolis, Md.; and nine nieces and nephews. The family extends its deep appreciation to Mrs. Beach’s special caregivers, June Bowers, Sheila Boykins, Gale Carney, Belle Dizon, Evelyn Lawrence and Sandra Riley as well as to Dr. Thomas A. Alberico and his staff at Virginia Oncology Associates. The family will receive visitors Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at J.T. Morriss Funeral Home in Hopewell, which is handling arrangements. A funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Woodlawn Presbyterian Church by the Rev. Edward Bellis, with burial to follow at Appomattox Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Woodlawn Presbyterian Church, 1201 Blackstone Ave., Hopewell, VA 23860.
Obituary, Virginian-Pilot, October 17, 2005.
Edna Earle McIntyre Beach, 87, a lifelong resident of Hopewell, Va., died Oct. 14, 2005, at the home of her daughter in Norfolk after an extended illness. She was born May 6, 1918, to the late Ione Reddick and Gould Conway McIntyre. She graduated from Hopewell High School, at age 16, and from Smithdeal-Massey Business College in Richmond. She was the widow of Haywood Alfred Beach who died in 1987. They were married Oct. 12, 1940, and shared 47 happy years together. Mrs. Beach was a founding member of Woodlawn Presbyterian Church in Hopewell and an active member for 77 years, serving as a Sunday school teacher, Circle chairman and historian as well as in numerous other capacities. She was named an Honorary Life Member of the Presbyterian Women by the Presbyterian Church USA in 2000. Mrs. Beach was also active in civic and community affairs. She served on the Hopewell School Board for 16 years, from 1956 to 1972, during the crucial years of school desegregation. She was active in the Garden Club of Hopewell for more than 40 years, serving as its president and being named an honorary member. She was a lifetime member of the Weston Manor Foundation and a past docent. Mrs. Beach was also a member of the Prince George Woman’s Club and the Prince George Ruritan Women for more than 30 years and was a current member of the Woman’s Club of Hopewell. She was a member and past president of the Hopewell chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Mrs. Beach was devoted to her family, her church and her community. She will be remembered by those who knew and loved her for her abiding faith, keen intellect, love of nature and human kindness. She is survived by two daughters, Cheryl Beach McNelley and her husband Don of Chester, Va., and U.S. District Judge Rebecca Beach Smith and her husband Gerald Zeno of Norfolk; a brother, Gould Calvin McIntyre and his wife Joyce of Suffield, Conn.; three grandsons, Vincent Beach McNelley of Chester, John Lucian Smith III and Clarke McIntyre Smith, both of Norfolk; two great-grandsons, Quinn and Kevin McNelley of Annapolis, Md.; and nine nieces and nephews. The family extends its deep appreciation to Mrs. Beach’s special caregivers, June Bowers, Sheila Boykins, Gale Carney, Belle Dizon, Evelyn Lawrence and Sandra Riley as well as to Dr. Thomas A. Alberico and his staff at Virginia Oncology Associates. The family will receive visitors Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at J.T. Morriss Funeral Home in Hopewell, which is handling arrangements. A funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Woodlawn Presbyterian Church by the Rev. Edward Bellis, with burial to follow at Appomattox Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Woodlawn Presbyterian Church, 1201 Blackstone Ave., Hopewell, VA 23860.
Obituary, Virginian-Pilot, October 17, 2005.
Edna M. Beach NORFOLK
Edna Earle McIntyre Beach, 87, a lifelong resident of Hopewell, Va., died Oct. 14, 2005, at the home of her daughter in Norfolk after an extended illness. She was born May 6, 1918, to the late Ione Reddick and Gould Conway McIntyre. She graduated from Hopewell High School, at age 16, and from Smithdeal-Massey Business College in Richmond. She was the widow of Haywood Alfred Beach who died in 1987. They were married Oct. 12, 1940, and shared 47 happy years together. Mrs. Beach was a founding member of Woodlawn Presbyterian Church in Hopewell and an active member for 77 years, serving as a Sunday school teacher, Circle chairman and historian as well as in numerous other capacities. She was named an Honorary Life Member of the Presbyterian Women by the Presbyterian Church USA in 2000. Mrs. Beach was also active in civic and community affairs. She served on the Hopewell School Board for 16 years, from 1956 to 1972, during the crucial years of school desegregation. She was active in the Garden Club of Hopewell for more than 40 years, serving as its president and being named an honorary member. She was a lifetime member of the Weston Manor Foundation and a past docent. Mrs. Beach was also a member of the Prince George Woman’s Club and the Prince George Ruritan Women for more than 30 years and was a current member of the Woman’s Club of Hopewell. She was a member and past president of the Hopewell chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Mrs. Beach was devoted to her family, her church and her community. She will be remembered by those who knew and loved her for her abiding faith, keen intellect, love of nature and human kindness. She is survived by two daughters, Cheryl Beach McNelley and her husband Don of Chester, Va., and U.S. District Judge Rebecca Beach Smith and her husband Gerald Zeno of Norfolk; a brother, Gould Calvin McIntyre and his wife Joyce of Suffield, Conn.; three grandsons, Vincent Beach McNelley of Chester, John Lucian Smith III and Clarke McIntyre Smith, both of Norfolk; two great-grandsons, Quinn and Kevin McNelley of Annapolis, Md.; and nine nieces and nephews. The family extends its deep appreciation to Mrs. Beach’s special caregivers, June Bowers, Sheila Boykins, Gale Carney, Belle Dizon, Evelyn Lawrence and Sandra Riley as well as to Dr. Thomas A. Alberico and his staff at Virginia Oncology Associates. The family will receive visitors Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at J.T. Morriss Funeral Home in Hopewell, which is handling arrangements. A funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Woodlawn Presbyterian Church by the Rev. Edward Bellis, with burial to follow at Appomattox Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Woodlawn Presbyterian Church, 1201 Blackstone Ave., Hopewell, VA 23860.
Obituary, Virginian-Pilot, October 17, 2005.
Edna Earle McIntyre Beach, 87, a lifelong resident of Hopewell, Va., died Oct. 14, 2005, at the home of her daughter in Norfolk after an extended illness. She was born May 6, 1918, to the late Ione Reddick and Gould Conway McIntyre. She graduated from Hopewell High School, at age 16, and from Smithdeal-Massey Business College in Richmond. She was the widow of Haywood Alfred Beach who died in 1987. They were married Oct. 12, 1940, and shared 47 happy years together. Mrs. Beach was a founding member of Woodlawn Presbyterian Church in Hopewell and an active member for 77 years, serving as a Sunday school teacher, Circle chairman and historian as well as in numerous other capacities. She was named an Honorary Life Member of the Presbyterian Women by the Presbyterian Church USA in 2000. Mrs. Beach was also active in civic and community affairs. She served on the Hopewell School Board for 16 years, from 1956 to 1972, during the crucial years of school desegregation. She was active in the Garden Club of Hopewell for more than 40 years, serving as its president and being named an honorary member. She was a lifetime member of the Weston Manor Foundation and a past docent. Mrs. Beach was also a member of the Prince George Woman’s Club and the Prince George Ruritan Women for more than 30 years and was a current member of the Woman’s Club of Hopewell. She was a member and past president of the Hopewell chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Mrs. Beach was devoted to her family, her church and her community. She will be remembered by those who knew and loved her for her abiding faith, keen intellect, love of nature and human kindness. She is survived by two daughters, Cheryl Beach McNelley and her husband Don of Chester, Va., and U.S. District Judge Rebecca Beach Smith and her husband Gerald Zeno of Norfolk; a brother, Gould Calvin McIntyre and his wife Joyce of Suffield, Conn.; three grandsons, Vincent Beach McNelley of Chester, John Lucian Smith III and Clarke McIntyre Smith, both of Norfolk; two great-grandsons, Quinn and Kevin McNelley of Annapolis, Md.; and nine nieces and nephews. The family extends its deep appreciation to Mrs. Beach’s special caregivers, June Bowers, Sheila Boykins, Gale Carney, Belle Dizon, Evelyn Lawrence and Sandra Riley as well as to Dr. Thomas A. Alberico and his staff at Virginia Oncology Associates. The family will receive visitors Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at J.T. Morriss Funeral Home in Hopewell, which is handling arrangements. A funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Woodlawn Presbyterian Church by the Rev. Edward Bellis, with burial to follow at Appomattox Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Woodlawn Presbyterian Church, 1201 Blackstone Ave., Hopewell, VA 23860.
Obituary, Virginian-Pilot, October 17, 2005.
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