Obituary of JOSEPH W. BEALE III The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA) - Sunday, December 25, 1994 Joseph Willard (Butch) Beale III, 49, of the 34000 block of Brookside Ct., died Sat. Dec. 24, 1994, at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. Mr. Beale was born in Suffolk. He was an Army veteran during the Vietnam War. He was an electrician and heating and air conditioning technician at Southampton Memorial Hospital. Mr. Beale was a member of the National Aeronautics Association, a member and Past President of the Southampton-Franklin R.C. Club, President of the P.C. Users Group and member of Franklin Moose Lodge 1573. Survivors include his wife, Patricia Drake Beale; one son and his wife, Steven and Jennifer Beale; his mother and her husband, Mary Louise and Buddy Keen; his father and his wife, Willard and Clara Beale, all of Franklin; one sister: Joann B. Drake, and her husband, Chip, of Goldsboro, N.C.; one brother, Jerry Wayne Beale of Chesapeake; two stepbrothers, Donnie Rogers of Franklin and Jimmy Rogers of Ivor. The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 27, 1994, in Wright Funeral Home by Rev. Jimmy Rogers and Rev. Larry Cribb. The burial will be at Southampton Memorial Park . The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Monday. Memorials may be made to the P.C. Users Group c/o Paul D. Camp Community College, Franklin, Va. Edition: FINAL Section: LOCAL Page: B6 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ––– Narrative Summary of the Obituary ––– Joseph Willard “Butch” Beale III, born about 1945, of Franklin, Virginia, died 24 Dec 1994 at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital at age 49. Funeral services for Joseph Willard “Butch” Beale III were held 27 Dec 1994 at Wright Funeral Home, with burial at Southampton Memorial Park and services conducted by Rev. Jimmy Rogers and Rev. Larry Cribb. ––– Transcript ––– JOSEPH W. BEALE III The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA) - Sunday, December 25, 1994 Joseph Willard (Butch) Beale III, 49, of the 34000 block of Brookside Ct., died Sat. Dec. 24, 1994, at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. Mr. Beale was born in Suffolk. He was an Army veteran during the Vietnam War. He was an electrician and heating and air conditioning technician at Southampton Memorial Hospital. Mr. Beale was a member of the National Aeronautics Association, a member and Past President of the Southampton-Franklin R.C. Club, President of the P.C. Users Group and member of Franklin Moose Lodge 1573. Survivors include his wife, Patricia Drake Beale; one son and his wife, Steven and Jennifer Beale; his mother and her husband, Mary Louise and Buddy Keen; his father and his wife, Willard and Clara Beale, all of Franklin; one sister: Joann B. Drake, and her husband, Chip, of Goldsboro, N.C.; one brother, Jerry Wayne Beale of Chesapeake; two stepbrothers, Donnie Rogers of Franklin and Jimmy Rogers of Ivor. The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 27, 1994, in Wright Funeral Home by Rev. Jimmy Rogers and Rev. Larry Cribb. The burial will be at Southampton Memorial Park . The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Monday. Memorials may be made to the P.C. Users Group c/o Paul D. Camp Community College, Franklin, Va. ––– Vital Statistics ––– |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Field | Value | | Name | Joseph Willard “Butch” Beale III | | Age | 49 years | | Birth | 1945 (estimated); [location not stated] | | Death | 24 December 1994; Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Norfolk, Virginia | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ––– Table of Relationships ––– |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Name | Relationship | Residence | | Joseph Willard (Butch) Beale III | Decedent | Franklin, Virginia (34000 block of Brookside Ct.) | | Patricia Drake Beale | Wife | Franklin, Virginia | | Steven Beale | Son | [residence not stated] | | Jennifer Beale | Daughter-in-law (wife of Steven) | [residence not stated] | | Mary Louise Keen | Mother | Franklin, Virginia | | Buddy Keen | Stepfather (mother's husband) | Franklin, Virginia | | Willard Beale | Father | Franklin, Virginia | | Clara Beale | Stepmother (father's wife) | Franklin, Virginia | | Joann B. Drake | Sister | Goldsboro, North Carolina | | Chip Drake | Brother-in-law (husband of Joann) | Goldsboro, North Carolina | | Jerry Wayne Beale | Brother | Chesapeake, Virginia | | Donnie Rogers | Stepbrother | Franklin, Virginia | | Jimmy Rogers | Stepbrother | Ivor, Virginia | | Rev. Jimmy Rogers | Funeral officiant | [residence not stated] | | Rev. Larry Cribb | Funeral officiant | [residence not stated] | |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ––– Publication Details ––– |--------------------------------| | Field | Value | | Location | Norfolk, Virginia | | Name | The Virginian-Pilot | | Date | 25 December 1994 | | Edition | FINAL | | Section | LOCAL | | Page | B6 | |--------------------------------| ––– Other Relevant Information ––– • Army veteran during the Vietnam War. • Electrician and heating and air conditioning technician at Southampton Memorial Hospital. • Member of the National Aeronautics Association. • Member and past president of the Southampton-Franklin R.C. Club. • President of the P.C. Users Group. • Member of Franklin Moose Lodge 1573. • Nickname was “Butch.” [Contributed by Bruce Saunders, bs4403@verizon.net] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may have contributed to the creation of this text. Please verify critical information, as AI-generated content can include errors.] [This file is https://go-stp.com/BruceObituaries/ShowText.html?Beale, Joseph W Iii.txt]