Beegle, Reedith Lee Reed

Passed: 2004-01-23

Age: 61

Source: Charleston Daily Mail

Death Notice:

Obituary Date: 2004-01-25

Information:  RIPLEY - Reedith Lee Reed Beegle, (61 years, 4 months, 11 days), of Ripley, went home to be with the Lord January 23, 2004.  She was born Sept. 12, 1942, in Sugar Creek, Kanawha County, a daughter of the late Hershel E. and Julia Clinton Reed.  She was also preceded in death by a son, Hershel Willis Beegle.  ""Reed"" was a 1960 graduate of Ripley High School.  She was a retired school bus driver for the Jackson County Board of Education.  She drove the handicap bus and was an active volunteer for Special Olympics.  She was a member of the West Ripley Church of Christ, the West Virginia School Service Personnel Association, the Jackson County Bus Drivers Association, and the West Virginia Basket Makers Association.  She was very involved with basket making, having served as an officer and instructor for various organizations.  She enjoyed flower and vegetable gardening.  She was a devoted mother and granny.  Survivors include sons and daughter-in-law, Matthew Douglas Beegle, Howard Lee Beegle, Jr. and Kay Beegle, all of Ripley' daughter and son-in-law, Jennifer Lynn and David Allen of Ripley, sisters, Verla Shaffer of Evans and Judy Ballard of Ripley; grandchildren, Casey Lee Beegle, and Jonathan Glenn Gump; her former husband and best friend, Howard L. Beegle, Sr.; several nieces and nephews; and Muffy.  Service will be 1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 26, 2004, at the West Ripley Church of Christ with  Evangelist James Rankhorn officiating.  Burial will follow in the Otterbein Cemetery, Evans.  Visitation will be from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. Sunday at Casto Funeral Home, Evans, W.Va.