Ora Everett "Pete" Beeson 93, of Wheat Ridge, Colorado passed away on October 1, 2011.
Pete was born in Ridgeway, Harrison County, Mo., on September 11, 1918. He was the ninth child of John Milton and Estella Mae Parrish Beeson. He and Neola Irene Davison married on November 20, 1940 and were for 70+ years. Pete and Neola had two children.
In 1937, Pete began working for the Union Pacific Railroad's operation based in Julesburg, Colorado. He later worked as a chief dispatcher for the company in North Platte, Nebraska before being promoted to assistant director of operation control in Omaha, Nebraska. He retired from the company in 1978. He attended Chillicothe High School and Chillicothe Business College in Chillicothe, Missouri.
Pete was a member of the First Church of The Nazarene where he served in many capacities, including leadership roles on both local and district levels. His love for God, family and church was very evident in all facets of his life. He taught by example from teaching his great grandson how to shake hands to his words of wisdom "keep looking up" and his wise interpretation of scripture.
Pete was preceded in death by his parents and son, Ronald Dean Beeson.
Ora Everett "Pete" Beeson 93, of Wheat Ridge, Colorado passed away on October 1, 2011.
Pete was born in Ridgeway, Harrison County, Mo., on September 11, 1918. He was the ninth child of John Milton and Estella Mae Parrish Beeson. He and Neola Irene Davison married on November 20, 1940 and were for 70+ years. Pete and Neola had two children.
In 1937, Pete began working for the Union Pacific Railroad's operation based in Julesburg, Colorado. He later worked as a chief dispatcher for the company in North Platte, Nebraska before being promoted to assistant director of operation control in Omaha, Nebraska. He retired from the company in 1978. He attended Chillicothe High School and Chillicothe Business College in Chillicothe, Missouri.
Pete was a member of the First Church of The Nazarene where he served in many capacities, including leadership roles on both local and district levels. His love for God, family and church was very evident in all facets of his life. He taught by example from teaching his great grandson how to shake hands to his words of wisdom "keep looking up" and his wise interpretation of scripture.
Pete was preceded in death by his parents and son, Ronald Dean Beeson.
Family Members
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John Roy Beeson
1901–1981
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Chester Burton "Chet" Beeson
1903–1978
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Dean Edward Beeson
1905–1988
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Velma Ruth Beeson Rigdon Anderson
1907–1998
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Vernie Ray Beeson
1909–1997
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Velda Irene Beeson Nies
1911–1979
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Ina Mae Beeson Klein
1914–1977
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James Leslie "Jim" Beeson
1916–1999
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Gerald Newton "Jerry" Beeson
1920–2010
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Wilma Jean Beeson Cone
1925–2000
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Dorothy Maxine Beeson Locke
1927–2015
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