Elene Sandra Michel

Elene Sandra Michel the daughter of Jess Robert Beavers and Reva Alice Hopkins Beavers was born September 3, 1930 in Birch Tree, Missouri. Elene passed away after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s on Thursday, December 22, 2016 at her home in Manchester, Missouri, making her age 86 years 3 months and 19 days.

She was united in marriage to Norman Henry Michel on February 25, 1949 in Salem, Arkansas making their union 58 years and 9 months before Norman passed November 28, 2007. They were blessed with one son, Gary Dewayne.

For many years Elene and Norman lived at St. Ann, Missouri. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She loved taking care of her family and enjoyed working in her flowers beds.
She had accepted Christ and was a member of Valley Center Baptist Church in Hartshorn, Missouri.

She spent many hours in the care of her nieces, Judith and Janet living in their homes.

Elene is preceded in death by her husband Norman, her father Jess Beavers, her mother Reva Beavers Thomas, 4 brothers, Carl, Chaplin, Bill and Kenneth, and 1 sister Evelyn Waggoner.

She is survived by her son Gary Michel of Manchester, Missouri, grandson Jake Michel and wife Brandi, and their children Kendall, Jakob, Emma, Kaleb all of Holly Springs, Mississippi, her brothers, Alvin Beavers of Arnold, Missouri, Lyle Beavers of Festus, Missouri, Charles Beavers of Birch Tree, Missouri and Clinton Thomas of Winston Salem, North Carolina.