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Waunita Mae BEASLEY

Crow Pond Cemetery
Barry County,
Missouri

May 15, 1935
Jan. 27, 2008

Waunita Mae Beasley, 72, of Goodman, Missouri departed this life on Sunday, January 27, 2008 at the Freeman Hospital in Neosho, Missouri.

Waunita was born on May 15, 1935 in Jane, Missouri, one of six children born to the late Orval E. Hanson and Ola Grace (Howell) Hanson. She was a lifelong area resident of McDonald County. In 1961 she was united in marriage to Jack T. Beasley and he preceded her in 1968. Throughout her life she was a hardworking and devoted homemaker to her family. She enjoyed quilting, researching family genealogy and gardening.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Jack T. Beasley; three grandchildren, Louis Dale Freeman, II, Courtney Paul Smith and Kendale Bowers; and five siblings.

Waunita is survived by three sons, Dee Freeman of Noel, Missouri, Orval Freeman of Pineville, Missouri and Michael Beasley and wife, Amaris, of Goodman, Missouri; three daughters, Sandy Phelps and husband, Mitch, of Mannford, Oklahoma, Connie Killion of Hiwassee, Arkansas and Carolyn Rainey and partner, Alice Mullin, of Anderson, Missouri; twenty-one grandchildren; and twenty-nine great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; as well as a host of other family and friends.

Funeral services for Waunita Mae Beasley are 1:00 p.m. Thursday, January 31, 2008 in the Anderson Chapel of the Ozark Funeral Homes with Pastor David Mitchell officiating. Burial will follow in the Crow Pond Cemetery in Exeter, Missouri. Those honoring her life by serving as pallbearers are Jimmy Dale Killion, Jason Smith, Shannon Freeman, Justin Freeman, Shawn Killion and Kendra Killion. Honorary pallbearers are Zane Freeman, Troy McMillan, Marvin Roughton and Darwin Smith. The family will receive friends on Wednesday evening from 6-8:00 p.m. in the funeral home chapel. Arrangements are under the personal care and direction of the Ozark Funeral Home in Anderson, Missouri.

Contributed on 6/15/14 by tslundberg
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Submitted: 6/15/14 • Approved: 6/15/14 • Last Updated: 3/29/18 • R751647-G751647-S3

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