Sussex County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Beale, Albert W., 2004 

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ALBERT WILSON "PETE" BEALE 

  WAKEFIELD - Albert W. "Pete" Beale, 82, a lifelong resident of Wakefield, 
Va., died Monday, Feb. 3, 2003.  Born April 18, 1920, he was a son of the late 
Willie A. Beale and Edna Harvell Beale.  Pete retired from Presson & Warthan 
Co., in Waverly and was a member of the Wakefield Ruritan Club.  A dedicated 
member of the Wakefield United Methodist Church he served as Treasurer for 14 
years, was a member of the Methodist Men, was a member of the Administrative 
Board of Trustees, and served as Custodian for 32 years.

  He is survived by his devoted wife of 56 years, Joyce A. Beale; two sons, 
Wayne Beale and wife, Sarah, of Suffolk, Va., David Beale and wife, Kathy of 
Prince George, Va.; one daughter, Janet James and husband Sidney, of Richmond, 
Va.; eight grandchildren, Jennifer Beale, Liza James, Mary Buford Janes, Ryan 
Beale, Blair Beale, Will Beale, Hunter Beale and Taylor Beale; two brothers, 
Cecil L. "Buck" Beale and Jack Beale, both of Waverly; two sisters, Evelyn 
Crenshaw of Richmond, Va., and Fay Worrell of Wakefield; and numerous nieces 
and nephews.  He was preceded in death by a brother Robert Lee Beale, and a 
sister, Dorothy B. Seward.

  Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6, at Purviance 
Funeral Home, Wakefield, with the Rev. Jim Becker officiating.  Interment will 
follow in Wakefield Cemetery.  The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 
p.m. on Wednesday evening at the funeral home.

  In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Wakefield United 
Methodist Church Building Fund, Wakefield, VA 23888 or Waverly Vol. Rescue 
Squad, Waverly, VA 23890.

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THE HISTORY OF OUR (ROCKY HOCK) CHURCH PEWS: 
   "GIVEN BY MR. AND MRS. A.W. BEALE" 

  Albert Wayne [sic; Wilson] "Pete" Beale (1920 - 2003) married Joyce Arnold 
from Waverly in 1946.  They were married for 56 years.  Pete was one of seven 
children; four boys - Pete, "Buck," Jack and "Dick"; and three girls - Mary 
Evelyn, Dorothy and Fay.  Pete and his brother helped to form a very good 
semi-pro baseball team from the Wakefield-Waverly area following World War II. 

  Whey Pete and Joyce were first married, Pete farmed and they lived at the 
Robertson farm (Cedar Grove).  They had three children: Wayne, Janet and 
David.  Pete and his family moved to the Faison farm into the little house 
on the road in site of Rocky Hock Church, diagonal from Boots and Gaynelle 
Whitmore’s driveway.  While living in Little Surry, they attended Rocky Hock 
Church.  After farming for several years, they moved into the town of 
Wakefield.  Peter worked for Sussex Oil Company and Joyce worked at the drug 
store in Wakefield for many years.  They were faithful member of Wakefield 
United Methodist Church.  Pete was responsible for the maintenance, cleaning 
and security of the church with Joyce's help, until his health forced him to 
retire.  Joyce has eight grandchildren and five great-grandsons with a sixth 
great-grandson expected at any time. 

  Pete is buried in Wakefield Cemetery. 

  Thanks to Joyce Beale for the picture and information. 


Albert Wilson "Pete" BEALE, retired from Presson & Warthan, 
b. 18 Apr 1920, Wakefield, d. 3 Feb 2003, Suffolk, 
interred in Wakefield Cemetery*, 6 Feb 2003, 
"The Daily Press" (Newport News, VA), Feb. 5, 2003, p. 28; 
Rocky Hock Church pew history 

*His parents are also buried there.  Wakefield list, an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/cemeteries/wakefd.txt 

Find a Grave Mem. #127132527 

His widow's obit (R.W. Baker & Co. Funeral Home, Aug 2015) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/obits/b400j25o.txt 

His father's obit ("Daily Press," Aug. 17, 1984, p. 50) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/obits/b400w22o.txt 


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