When] her husbariedpaser away Middenly i in 1967, ‘Mother | - Beal’s physical and spiritual strength was paramount in getting | S her through this trying situation. With faith in God, she solidified her position as the matriarch of the family, and. with perse- Z ~ verance and God’s favor, she held the family together as she | nurtured all of her children into adulthood. In 1982, Mother Beal relocated from Ogden, to » Barstow, Calis,3 | fornia. There she united with Barstow Church of God in Christ _ under the leadership of the late Bishop Nathaniel Jones, Jr. She | wasa loyal and faithful member, contributing immensely to i , | growth and vitality of the church’s ministry. One of her most | memorable contributions to the church and community, was — : baking peach cobblers. There also, she was elevated by Bishop _ Jones to the position of a mother of the church, and she as- _ : | | sumed the title of “Mother Beal”. As years passed and with | failing health, Mother Beal relocated to Houston, Texas undens : — the care of her daughter and son-in-law, Zadie and William — Jordan. It was there on December 30, 2010 at the blessed age | of 90 years old when Mother Beal was called home to be with | the Lord. ae Se | | | She is praveded i in death by. her Todbsiad B. J. Beal; brothers _ Baby Ruth Jones, Willie T. Jones, Mark (Dachie) Jones, Ira L. 7 _ (Tick) Jones, Jeerry D. Jones, and Hosea Hunt; sisters: Ollie M. ] _ Hollaway, Ethaline Huffman-Harris, Betty J. Thompson and | a | Gracie M. Thompson. She is also in heaven with her deceased a - children: Claudie C. and Gladys Marie Beal, Willie Mae Miller, | Odessa Dawkins and Wanda J. Beal. - Mother Beal leaves to cherish her 1 memory, ‘ives sons: : Billy i 7: - Beal of Ogden, UT; Benjamin C. Beal of Houston, TX; Don ELa | Beal of Atlanta, GA; Clyde (Brenda) Beal of Barstow, CA; and 2 | Bobby R. Beal of Sacramento, CA; four daughters: Dororthy _ Lee of Ogden, UT; Rosemary Beal of Houston, TX; Marilyn S. Beal of Ogden, UT; and Zadie M. (William) J ordan of Houston, : 3 _ TX; one brother: Bob (T- Bone) Jones of Rosebud, TX; two sis- 7 | ters: Lillie Ruth Harrison of Waco, TX and Bernice Whitfield of Rosebud, TX; 39 grandchildren, 44 great-grandchildren, 2. L great-great proudchildcensane a host of relatives and friends. :