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Roy O. Beasley

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Roy O. Beasley

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22 Mar 2003 (aged 85)
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Sigourney, Keokuk County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
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Roy Beasley, 85, of Central City, Iowa, died Sat. March 22, 2003, in Willow Gardens Care Center in Marion, following a long illness. Services were held Tues., March 25, at Murdoch Funeral Home in Central City, by the Rev.Jonna Jensen. Surviving are his children, Shirley Craig and husband Robert of Ottumwa, Beverley Denny and husband Lynden of West Des Moines, Marjory Michels of Central City and Dennis Beasley and wife JoAnn of Central City, and Jim, Linda Hagerman and husband Junior, of Central City; and Letha Spiess of Estes Park, Colorado.
Roy was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Wanda, a daughter, Marilee Beasley, a brother, Ralph, two sister, Lelia, and Lila, and a grandson, Jonathon. He was born the son of Roy C. and Elsie Morrow Beasley on August 31, 1917, in Hayesville, Iowa. On August 17, 1937, in Sigourney he was united in marriage to Wanda M. Cook. She died April 29, 1983. Roy farmed in the Ottumwa area for many years and also delivered fuel. The family later moved to the Central City area, where in was involved in law enforcement as a town marshal from 1963 to 1965. He and his wife also operated the Highway Inn Cafe in Central City. He later moved to Blairstown where he was a twon marshal, school busdriver, harness maker and was also employed b the City of Blairstown in the maintenance department. Roy was an avid horseman and loved dogs.
Roy Beasley, 85, of Central City, Iowa, died Sat. March 22, 2003, in Willow Gardens Care Center in Marion, following a long illness. Services were held Tues., March 25, at Murdoch Funeral Home in Central City, by the Rev.Jonna Jensen. Surviving are his children, Shirley Craig and husband Robert of Ottumwa, Beverley Denny and husband Lynden of West Des Moines, Marjory Michels of Central City and Dennis Beasley and wife JoAnn of Central City, and Jim, Linda Hagerman and husband Junior, of Central City; and Letha Spiess of Estes Park, Colorado.
Roy was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Wanda, a daughter, Marilee Beasley, a brother, Ralph, two sister, Lelia, and Lila, and a grandson, Jonathon. He was born the son of Roy C. and Elsie Morrow Beasley on August 31, 1917, in Hayesville, Iowa. On August 17, 1937, in Sigourney he was united in marriage to Wanda M. Cook. She died April 29, 1983. Roy farmed in the Ottumwa area for many years and also delivered fuel. The family later moved to the Central City area, where in was involved in law enforcement as a town marshal from 1963 to 1965. He and his wife also operated the Highway Inn Cafe in Central City. He later moved to Blairstown where he was a twon marshal, school busdriver, harness maker and was also employed b the City of Blairstown in the maintenance department. Roy was an avid horseman and loved dogs.


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