Norma Jean Beasley

Norma Jean (Seago) Beasley, the daughter of Narvel and Ethyl Seago and B.F. Anderson was born March 3rd, 1930 in Gunnison, CO and passed away at Mountain View, MO on November 26th, 2016, making her age 86 years and 8 months.

Norma was united in marriage to Kenneth C. Beasley on March 6th, 1949. To their union 5 children were born: Jeanie, Marium, Lucinda, Kenneth and Allen.

After moving to Summersville in 1963, Norma worked in the community for many years, at Angelica, as a cook in local cafes, as a tax collector for Carroll Township, and as a cook at the high school for 13 years. She also often served as a volunteer at the Senior Center.

She was a woman of many talents and accomplishments. She was an excellent cook, a wonderful seamstress, a creative painter, and she always had a beautiful garden. She was also very creative in some unusual endeavors; she recovered the family couches and chairs, as well as figuring out how to mud and tape drywall so she could pain the walls of her home.

Preceding Norma in death are her parents, her husband Kenneth C. Beasley, her son Kenneth H. Beasley, her son-in-law Ray Kennedy and her sister and brother, Rosanna and Franklin.

She is survived by her daughters Jeanie Estes and husband Jerry of Summersvile, MO; Marium Kennedy of Wichita, KS; Cindy Henry and husband Dave of Wentzville, MO; and son Allen Beasley of Singapore. She also leaves 7 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren, as well as many life-long friends and neighbors.