Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Beam, Ruth I. (Drumheller) July 26, 2010 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sharon S. M. shabodeho@aol.com August 2, 2010, 3:27 pm Published in Lebanon Daily News on July 30, 2010 Ruth I. (Drumheller) Beam Ruth I. Beam NEW FREEDOM Ruth I. (Drumheller) Beam, 82, formerly of Liverpool, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 26, 2010, at the York Hospital. She was born Thursday, July 28, 1927, in Oley to the late Morris and Sarah (DeLong) Drumheller. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 56 years, Jay L. Beam, Sr., on May 17, 2003, as well as her oldest son, Jay L. Beam, Jr. on November 28, 2009. Although Ruth's real vocation was being a 'Mom', she worked tirelessly on the family farm. An avid gardener, cook, baker and seamstress, her real love was her family. She loved all children, but most especially her grandchildren. Ruth had a dry wit and always brightened any situation. She will be greatly missed by many. Ruth is survived by a son, Jesse L. Beam and wife, Heather of New Freedom; two daughters, Jennifer L. Maupin of Fall Branch, Tenn., and Elmira L. Welsh and husband, Gary of York; seven grandchildren, Kyle and Zachary Beam, Jeremy and Nichole Lund, Sarah Maupin, Kelly Hannah, and Katie Welsh; and three sisters, Marian Long, Grace Grimes, and Helen Woods. She was predeceased by two brothers, Morris and Robert Drumheller; and a sister, Elmira Drumheller. Funeral services will be held Monday, August 2, 2010, at 10 a.m. at Rothermel Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc., 25 W. Pine St., Palmyra, PA, with Pastor Joe Sergent officiating. Family and friends are invited for visitation on Sunday from 5 to 7 p.m. and on Monday from 9 a.m. until time of the service. Burial will follow in Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Annville. Memorial contributions may be made in her honor to the Make- A-Wish Foundation. Published in Lebanon Daily News on July 30, 2010 This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 2.3 Kb