William Beeson Jr, 1912-2005, Wauchula Resident
William Brown Beeson Jr.
BEESON, William Brown Jr., 92. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, August 21, 2005 at the First Baptist Church of Wauchula with visitation one hour prior to the service at the church. He was born December 17, 1912 in Wauchula, Fla. Mr. Beeson worked in the family owned Rexall drug store for most of his life, except when he served his country during World War II. He was generous and kind to the people he served in the drug store. Poppy was dearly loved by his family and he will be truly missed. He was preceded in death by his parents, William B. and Katherine C. Beeson; granddaughter, Sarah Eleanor Whitmore; sisters, Mary Elizabeth Beeson Craig and Frances Beeson Lavinder. Survivors are his wife of 55 years, Noveta Durrance Beeson; daughters, Marsha Beeson Timmerman of Wauchula and Kathryn Lynelle Beeson of Tampa; son, William Brown Beeson III, of Plant City, Fla; sister, Eleanor Claire Beeson Allen of Wauchula; brother, James Morring Beeson of Liberty, S.C.; nine grandchildren , Emma Beeson Boulware of Tampa, Mark Timmerman of Tallahassee, Elizabeth Timmerman of Brandon, Lillie Beeson Tate of Tampa, Joseph Ryne Beeson of Wauchula, William Ira Timmerman of Wauchula, Jesse Dow Beeson Tate of Tampa, Bailey Kate Beeson and Riley Beeson both of Arcadia. The family requests memorial donations be made to Good Shepherd Hospice, 4418 Sun 'n Lake Blvd., Sebring, FL 33872 or the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Donor Services, P.O. Box 4072, Pittsfield, MA 01202.