Frank Shouse Beal, of Georgetown, departed this life peacefully August 31st.
He was a son of Harold Francis and Claire Shouse Beal, and was the fifth of their six children.
Mr. Beal graduated from Bolles Military Academy in Jacksonville where he played tackle on the football team. He enlisted in the United States Navy in 1944 at age 17.
He attended St. Louis University and Georgetown University before returning to Jacksonville to work with his father and brothers in the family's wholesale lumber business. In the late 1940's, they purchased and logged several tracts of old growth cypress and hardwood timber in the Santee River delta and Mr. Beal came to South Carolina with his brother Harold to supervise that venture. In those days before diesel skidders, the brothers used steam locomotives and teams of mules to haul the logs to ground mills which were built on site. In the early 1950's, Harold and Frank built a bandmill in Andrews known as Santee Pine which they operated until 1975.
Mr. Beal and his family moved to Georgetown in 1955. In 1980, Mr. Beal founded Beal Lumber Company and was joined by his son, Frank, Jr. in 1983. In 1998 they built a hardwood bandmill in Little Mountain, SC which Frank Jr. manages today.
He was a staunch conservative who was very active in the 1960's in the formation and development of the modern Republican Party in South Carolina. He served as Georgetown County Committeeman to the statewide Republican Party during these formative years for the party when South Carolina was essentially a one party state.
Mr. Beal was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed fishing, boating and hunting. He was a member of The Florida Yacht Club and The Georgetown Cotillion Club.
He was predeceased by his mother and father, his sisters Emmeline (Mrs. F. Huston McIlvain) of New Town Square, PA, and Mary (Mrs. Glenn S. Williamson) of Deland, Fl and brothers Harold F. Beal, Jr. of Pawley's Island, SC and William H. Beal of Jacksonville. Mr. Beal was devoted to his family and his faith.
He was married to Anne Eileen ( Nancy ) McNulty for 53 years and surviving, in addition to Nancy, are sons Frank S. Jr. and Michael McNulty both of Columbia; daughter Karen Angela Chewning, III, of Clinton, NC; and daughter Anne Eileen Starnes of Georgetown; 11 grandchildren who affectionately knew him as Churchman, Boat, and Granddaddy and will miss him very much; a sister, Elizabeth Garner) of Banner Elk, NC.
He was a son of Harold Francis and Claire Shouse Beal, and was the fifth of their six children.
Mr. Beal graduated from Bolles Military Academy in Jacksonville where he played tackle on the football team. He enlisted in the United States Navy in 1944 at age 17.
He attended St. Louis University and Georgetown University before returning to Jacksonville to work with his father and brothers in the family's wholesale lumber business. In the late 1940's, they purchased and logged several tracts of old growth cypress and hardwood timber in the Santee River delta and Mr. Beal came to South Carolina with his brother Harold to supervise that venture. In those days before diesel skidders, the brothers used steam locomotives and teams of mules to haul the logs to ground mills which were built on site. In the early 1950's, Harold and Frank built a bandmill in Andrews known as Santee Pine which they operated until 1975.
Mr. Beal and his family moved to Georgetown in 1955. In 1980, Mr. Beal founded Beal Lumber Company and was joined by his son, Frank, Jr. in 1983. In 1998 they built a hardwood bandmill in Little Mountain, SC which Frank Jr. manages today.
He was a staunch conservative who was very active in the 1960's in the formation and development of the modern Republican Party in South Carolina. He served as Georgetown County Committeeman to the statewide Republican Party during these formative years for the party when South Carolina was essentially a one party state.
Mr. Beal was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed fishing, boating and hunting. He was a member of The Florida Yacht Club and The Georgetown Cotillion Club.
He was predeceased by his mother and father, his sisters Emmeline (Mrs. F. Huston McIlvain) of New Town Square, PA, and Mary (Mrs. Glenn S. Williamson) of Deland, Fl and brothers Harold F. Beal, Jr. of Pawley's Island, SC and William H. Beal of Jacksonville. Mr. Beal was devoted to his family and his faith.
He was married to Anne Eileen ( Nancy ) McNulty for 53 years and surviving, in addition to Nancy, are sons Frank S. Jr. and Michael McNulty both of Columbia; daughter Karen Angela Chewning, III, of Clinton, NC; and daughter Anne Eileen Starnes of Georgetown; 11 grandchildren who affectionately knew him as Churchman, Boat, and Granddaddy and will miss him very much; a sister, Elizabeth Garner) of Banner Elk, NC.
Frank Shouse Beal, of Georgetown, departed this life peacefully August 31st.
He was a son of Harold Francis and Claire Shouse Beal, and was the fifth of their six children.
Mr. Beal graduated from Bolles Military Academy in Jacksonville where he played tackle on the football team. He enlisted in the United States Navy in 1944 at age 17.
He attended St. Louis University and Georgetown University before returning to Jacksonville to work with his father and brothers in the family's wholesale lumber business. In the late 1940's, they purchased and logged several tracts of old growth cypress and hardwood timber in the Santee River delta and Mr. Beal came to South Carolina with his brother Harold to supervise that venture. In those days before diesel skidders, the brothers used steam locomotives and teams of mules to haul the logs to ground mills which were built on site. In the early 1950's, Harold and Frank built a bandmill in Andrews known as Santee Pine which they operated until 1975.
Mr. Beal and his family moved to Georgetown in 1955. In 1980, Mr. Beal founded Beal Lumber Company and was joined by his son, Frank, Jr. in 1983. In 1998 they built a hardwood bandmill in Little Mountain, SC which Frank Jr. manages today.
He was a staunch conservative who was very active in the 1960's in the formation and development of the modern Republican Party in South Carolina. He served as Georgetown County Committeeman to the statewide Republican Party during these formative years for the party when South Carolina was essentially a one party state.
Mr. Beal was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed fishing, boating and hunting. He was a member of The Florida Yacht Club and The Georgetown Cotillion Club.
He was predeceased by his mother and father, his sisters Emmeline (Mrs. F. Huston McIlvain) of New Town Square, PA, and Mary (Mrs. Glenn S. Williamson) of Deland, Fl and brothers Harold F. Beal, Jr. of Pawley's Island, SC and William H. Beal of Jacksonville. Mr. Beal was devoted to his family and his faith.
He was married to Anne Eileen ( Nancy ) McNulty for 53 years and surviving, in addition to Nancy, are sons Frank S. Jr. and Michael McNulty both of Columbia; daughter Karen Angela Chewning, III, of Clinton, NC; and daughter Anne Eileen Starnes of Georgetown; 11 grandchildren who affectionately knew him as Churchman, Boat, and Granddaddy and will miss him very much; a sister, Elizabeth Garner) of Banner Elk, NC.
He was a son of Harold Francis and Claire Shouse Beal, and was the fifth of their six children.
Mr. Beal graduated from Bolles Military Academy in Jacksonville where he played tackle on the football team. He enlisted in the United States Navy in 1944 at age 17.
He attended St. Louis University and Georgetown University before returning to Jacksonville to work with his father and brothers in the family's wholesale lumber business. In the late 1940's, they purchased and logged several tracts of old growth cypress and hardwood timber in the Santee River delta and Mr. Beal came to South Carolina with his brother Harold to supervise that venture. In those days before diesel skidders, the brothers used steam locomotives and teams of mules to haul the logs to ground mills which were built on site. In the early 1950's, Harold and Frank built a bandmill in Andrews known as Santee Pine which they operated until 1975.
Mr. Beal and his family moved to Georgetown in 1955. In 1980, Mr. Beal founded Beal Lumber Company and was joined by his son, Frank, Jr. in 1983. In 1998 they built a hardwood bandmill in Little Mountain, SC which Frank Jr. manages today.
He was a staunch conservative who was very active in the 1960's in the formation and development of the modern Republican Party in South Carolina. He served as Georgetown County Committeeman to the statewide Republican Party during these formative years for the party when South Carolina was essentially a one party state.
Mr. Beal was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed fishing, boating and hunting. He was a member of The Florida Yacht Club and The Georgetown Cotillion Club.
He was predeceased by his mother and father, his sisters Emmeline (Mrs. F. Huston McIlvain) of New Town Square, PA, and Mary (Mrs. Glenn S. Williamson) of Deland, Fl and brothers Harold F. Beal, Jr. of Pawley's Island, SC and William H. Beal of Jacksonville. Mr. Beal was devoted to his family and his faith.
He was married to Anne Eileen ( Nancy ) McNulty for 53 years and surviving, in addition to Nancy, are sons Frank S. Jr. and Michael McNulty both of Columbia; daughter Karen Angela Chewning, III, of Clinton, NC; and daughter Anne Eileen Starnes of Georgetown; 11 grandchildren who affectionately knew him as Churchman, Boat, and Granddaddy and will miss him very much; a sister, Elizabeth Garner) of Banner Elk, NC.
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