St. Clair County Obits

EARL E. BEARDSLEE

St. Clair County Courier
Friday, 2 May 2008
Earl Edgar Beardslee was born April 10, 1930, in Osceola, to Clyde and Edna Mae [Akers] Beardslee. He passed away April 22, 2008, at Cox Medical Center, Springfield.
Earl was united in Marriage to Wynema White and to this union four children were born. On Aug. 1, 1989, Earl was united in marriage to Velma Joyce Brown.
He was an Army Veteran of the Korean Conflict. Earl was a lifelong resident of the Osceola area where he farmed for many years. He enjoyed farming and his mules, horses and trail rides. Earl drove Peterbilt trucks for years and also hauled livestock in the Kansas City Stockyards.
Earl was preceded in death by his parents, brothers, Bob, Eldon, Leo and Gene, sisters Maxine Kinyon and Margaret Drake.
He is survived by his wife, Joyce, of the home; four children, Mike Beardslee and his wife, Mary, Janet Wheeler and husband, Ron, Carol Davis and Paul Beardslee and wife Debbie; stepchildren Bill Brown and family, Kenny and Loretta Gabriel and family.. Bob amd Carla Brown and family, Denny and Joan Owens and family, Jerry and Brenda Brown and family, Dwayne and Barbara Wallen and family, Jimmy Brown and family, his sister, Janie Mumford and husband Larry, several grandchildren, greatgrandchildren, nieces, nephews and other relatives.
Services were held Saturday, April 26, at the Sheldon-Goodrich Chapel, Osceola, with Greg Mangum officiating. Music was "Wabash Cannon Ball", "One Man Band", and "On The Wings Of A Dove".
Casketbearers were: Keith Beardslee. Chad Beardslee, Lucas Wheeler, Jeremiah Wheeler, Travis Walters, Matthew Davis and Kenneth Wheeler. Honorary casketbearers were Kimberly Davis, Heidi Beardslee, Bob Beardslee and Leo Beardslee.
Military Honors were conducted by Clinton VFW Post #1894. Interment was in the Lowry City Cemetery.

Springfield News-Leader
Thurs., April 24, 2008, pg. 2A:
An Osceola man died and a Pennsylvania truck driver suffered serious injuries in a crash on Missouri 13 Tuesday, according to the Missouri Highway Patrol.
Earl Beardsley, 78, was pronounced dead in Cox South Hospital in Springfield after being airlifted for treatment after the 8:55 a.m. crash 16 miles south of Osceola. The patrol's original report did not mention Beardsley's injuries.
Truck driver Roger D. Dunlap, 51, of Greenville, PA, was taken to St. John's Hospital for treatment of serious injuries.
The crash occurred when Beardsley's eastbound 1995 GMC pickup truck ran into the path of Dunlap's northbound 1986 Peterbilt tractor-trailer rig, the patrol reported.

Submitted by: Fran Miller