St. Clair County Obits

JAMES EUGENE BEARDSLEE

St. Clair County Courier
10 November 2006
James Eugene "Gene" Beardslee was born Feb. 4, 1921 in Osceola, to Clyde and Edna Akers Beardslee. He passed away Oct. 31, 2006 in Lee's Sumit.
Gene graduated from Lowry City High School in 1939. He was a veteran of World War II having served in the Army Air Force in the South Pacific from November 1942 until February 1946. After the war, he began working for Dealers Transport as an over the road driver hauling Ford cars which he did for 38 years.
On Jan. 24, 1948 he married Lela Marie White of Lowry City. From this union, two sons were born, Robert Eugene and Leo Clyde. Lela preceded Gene in death on April 23, 2005.
Also preceding him in death are his parents, Clyde and Edna; three brothers, Robert F. and his wife, Genevieve, Clinton, Clarence Eldon and his wife, Opal, Colorado Springs, Colo. and Leo D. Beardslee, Osceola; two sisters, Maxine Kinyon and her husband, Thoms, Clinton and Marget Curley Drake and her husband, Donald, Osceola.
Gene is survived by his sister, Jane Mumford and her husband, Larry, Irving, Texas; his brother, Earl Beardslee and his wife, Joyce, Osceola; two sons, Robert Beardslee and his wife, Mary Jeanne, Lee's Summit, Leo Beardslee and his wife, Janie, Raytown; three grandchildren, Elizabeth and Joshua Beardslee, Lee's Summit and Michael Beardslee, Raytown; many nieces, nephews, other family and friends.
Services for him were Friday, Nov. 3, in the Sheldon-Goodrich Chapel with C. Randy Sheldon officiating.
Musical selections were "Amazing Grace", and "America The Beautiful" with Charles Dean, soloist and Gail Ingle, accompanist.
Casketbearers were Joshua beardslee, Mike Beardslee, Raymond Burton, Michael Bearedslee, Bill Kinyon, Elizabeth Beardslee and Rick Hobbs.
Military honors were given by Clinton VFW Post 1894.
Interment was in the Lowry City Cemetery under the direction of Sheldon-Goodrich Funeral Home, Osceola.

St. Clair County Courier
3 November 2006
James Eugene Beardslee, of Kansas City, passed away on Oct. 31, 2006 at the Villages in Kansas City.
Funeral services were Nov. 3, at Sheldon-Goodrich Chapel, Osceola. Burial was in the Lowry City Cemetery under direction of the Sheldon-Goodrich Funeral Home.

Kansas City Star
1 November 2006
James E. "Gene" Beardslee, 85, KCMO, passed away Oct. 31, 2006 at John Knox Village, Lee's Summit. Funeral services 1 p.m. Fri., Nov. 3 at Sheldon-Goodrich Funeral Home, Osceola, MO. Burial with military honors: Lowry City, MO Cemetery. Visitation12-1 p.m. Friday at Sheldon-Goodrich Chapel (417-646-8135).