Beall, Esther

29 Apr Beall, Esther

June 16, 1916 – August 29, 2011

Esther W. Beall, 95, of Wilmore, KY died on Monday, August 29, 2011 at Wesley Village. Born June 16, 1916 on the family farm near Lewisdale, MD, she was the daughter of the late Barry R. and Edith E. (Burdette) Beall.

She graduated from Damascus High School in 1933, attended Asbury College in Wilmore, KY and graduated with distinction from Strayer College in Washington, D.C. During WWII she worked as a secretary for the Navy Department, and then was secretary to the Montgomery County Agricultural Extension Agent, Mr. O.W. Anderson. She was manager of the Gaithersburg Meat Locker Plant, and later worked in the personnel office of Frederick Memorial Hospital. From 1974-1986 she served as secretary to the president of Missionary World Service and Evangelism in Wilmore, KY.

Before moving to Kentucky, as a leader for several decades at Bethesda Methodist Church, she lived out her Christian faith and love for people as Sunday School Superintendent and teacher, youth fellowship adult leader, administrative board member and choir member. She also served many diligent years as secretary for Beall’s Grove Camp Meeting of Damascus.

Retiring at age 70, she volunteered for many more years in the Wilmore community, including serving as secretary at Wilmore United Methodist Church and working in the University of Kentucky Hospital Gift Shop. Always an inveterate automobile driver, she was a Meals on Wheels driver and chauffeured countless people to doctors appointments and other needs.

She is survived by her sister and housemate Ruth E. Beall of Wilmore, KY and sister-in-law Bernardine G. Beall of Clarksburg, MD brothers Willis W. Beall and wife Dorothy of Ijamsville, MD and Lindy N. Beall and wife Blanche of Winter Haven, FL. She is also survived by nieces and nephews who were very dear to her: Johnny and Jimmy Beall; Paul, Donald, Harold and Dean BeallÊand Kathy Crum; Carolyn Shriver, Sandra Greear and Barry Beall; Joanne Hawk, Beverly Duerksen and Dwayne Watkins; Mark Beall, Melanie Lesko and Wendy Battles; Norman and David Mandy; and Bernie Beall; and all their spouses and many, many more grand nieces, nephews and extended family. She was predeceased by sisters Julia E. Puntney and Catherine B. Watkins and brothers Elwood, Howard, John and Fred Bealland nephew Jack Beall and nieces Pat Pickett and Joy McCallum.