Rogers Co. Obit for:  Beatrice Navada (Chisholm) Rawlings 
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Submitted to the Rogers County Oklahoma Archives 
Date: 7/01/2002 by: Bill Cook, wcook14024@aol.com
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6/25/2002

Beatrice Navada Rawlings

A mass of Christian burial for Bea Rawlings will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, June 
27, 2002 at St. Cecilia Catholic Church. Burial will follow at the Rawlings 
Family Cemetery under the direction of Rice Funeral Service. Father Dan 
Perlinksi will officiate. A rosary service will be 7 p.m. Wednesday evening in 
the Chapel of the Garden at Rice Funeral Service. Friends may visit at the 
funeral home on Wednesday from 8 a.m. until service time. Bea passed away on 
Monday, June 24. She was 78.

Born on Feb. 3, 1924 in Claremore to Webster and Pearl Chisholm. 

Bea was reared and educated in Sperry. 

She and Amos Michael "Mike" Rawlings were married on Dec. 9, 1941 in Claremore. 

Their first home was in Sapulpa where they worked together in the operation of a 
dairy farm. 

During the war years, while Mike served in the Army, Bea contributed to the war 
effort at both Douglas and Spartan airline assembly facilities.

In 1946, the family moved to a property east of Claremore and has made it home 
since.

Bea and Amos were blessed with two sons. 

Bea worked at Montgomery Wards for a time, then the Humpty Supermarket and 
Safeway, where she was the bakery manager; in addition to running a dairy on 
their property. 

In her spare time, Bea could be found in the stands at sporting events, cheering 
on her boys in their athletic endeavors, either baseball or basketball.

Bea loved to cook. 

Each child and then the grandchildren had their favorite meal that "Mama Bea" 
prepared. 

She thoroughly enjoyed waiting on, feeding and loving those around her. She 
loved her grandchildren and baby-sitting was never a burden, but rather a 
delight. 

Her annual July Fourth events, complete with her trademark good food, were 
treasured family affairs.

Mr. Rawlings passed away in 1991 and Bea continued to reside at their country 
home.

Those who survive Bea and were always close to her heart include her son, 
Michael Rawlings of Claremore; daughter-in-law, Frankie Rawlings, also of 
Claremore; grandchildren, Brad Rawlings and wife Tammy of Chelsea, Steve 
Rawlings and wife Maren, stationed in Germany with the U.S. Army, and Stacy 
Stroud and husband Tim of Chelsea; great-grandchildren Courtni, Matthew, Ryan, 
Kaila, Dustin, Daltyn and Zakree, who will come into this world on Thursday; her 
niece and nephew that she was Mama Bea to, Camden and Jake Williams of 
Claremore; brother, Virgil Chisholm of Sperry; and many other much-loved 
children. 

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, son, Pat and sister, 
Christine.


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