Obit of Bonita Iris Smith Beals (b420) - Roger Mills County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Wanda Purcell 26 Jan 2001 ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ==================================================================== Surnames: Beals, Smith, McClellan, Taylor, Williams, Whiteneck, Sides, Kinney Bonita Iris Smith Beals was born on June 21, 1929 in Spearman, Texas to Leslie Bailey Smith and Ethel Lucille McClellan Smith and died on May 31, 1994 at St. Mary's Hospital in Enid after a short illness. Married to Harold Laverne Beals on July 10, 1948 at Wheeler, Texas. They lived in the Roll community since 1961 with their 5 children, and ran a Grade A. dairy until 1973. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold Beals; her parents, Leslie and Lucille Smith; one grandson, Jonathan Taylor; and one sister, Patricia Williams. She is survived by her children, Lonnie and Linda Beals of Elk City, Joan and Mac Taylor of Reydon, Jean and Don Whiteneck of Ringwood, Terry and Ladonna Beals of Coushatta, Louisiana, Gail Sides of Cheyenne; two sisters, Loretta Kinney of Azle, Texas, Jeweleen Smith of Weatherford, Texas; two brothers, Leslie Smith and Billymack Smith both of Weatherford, Texas; 12 grandchildren and a host of other friends and relatives. She was saved at the First Baptist Church in Ft. Worth, Texas in 1943 and she was an active member of the Magnolia Baptist Church at Crawford since 1961. Also a member of the Roll Quilting Club and Honorary member of the Cheyenne Sorosis club. She enjoyed working with procelain (making dolls), ceramics, painting, and flower gathering. She especially enjoyed being with her family. Services will be held on Friday at 2:30 p.m. in the Magnolia Baptist Church at Crawford. Interment will be at Silent Home Cemetery, Roll, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma under the direction of Rose Chapel Funeral Home. --------------------------------------------------------------------