John Woodruff Beals

1892 - 1983  (91 years)

• Name	John Woodruff Beals
  Birth	8 Jun 1892	Ottawa County, Kansas, United States
  Gender	Male
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  Burial	1983	Bennington Cemetery, Bennington, Ottawa County, Kansas, United States
  	Address: Bennington Cemetery Bennington, Ottawa County,, Kansas United States
  Death	14 Sep 1983	Bennington, Ottawa County, Kansas, United States
  	John W. Beals, 91, Delphos, died Friday September 14, 1983, at the Ottawa County Hospital, Minneapolis. He was born June 8, 1892, in Ottawa County and lived in Bennington for many years where he was a farmer and rancher. John married Elizabeth "Bessie" Comfort in 1914 and were married for 56 years, until her passing in May of 1970. Mr. Beals taught school for five years, served two terms as an Ottawa County Commissioner and five years as the Ottawa County Appraiser. He moved to Delphos in 1971. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church and the IOOF Lodge. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Bessie and a daughter, Dorothy Gray. Surviving are his wife Jessie, of the home; a son, Wayne, Bethany, Okla; two daughters, Mrs. Wilma Trott, Lyons, and Ellen Binder, Ayrshire, Iowa; a stepdaughter, Julianne Zajic, Delphos; two sisters, Mrs. Bessie Wilkins, Oklahoma City, and Mrs. Nellie Mottin, Miltonvale; 21 grandchildren; two step-grandchildren and several great -grandchildren. The funeral will be Monday September 17, at 2 p.m. at the Delphos Presbyterian Church. Burial will be in the Bennington Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the church.
  Person ID	I41900	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	2 Jun 2023

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Lavera "Bessie" Comfort,   b. 20 May 1895, Minneapolis, Ottawa County, Kansas, United States d. 21 May 1970, Minneapolis, Ottawa County, Kansas, United States (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	1914
  Children	1. L. Wayne Beals,   b. 26 Apr 1915   d. 12 Dec 1994 (Age 79 years)   2. Wilma Esther Beals,   b. 11 Feb 1918, Oak Hill, Clay County, Kansas, United States d. 18 Feb 1986, Great Bend Township, Barton County, Kansa, United States (Age 68 years)   3. Dorothy L. Beals,   b. 1 Aug 1920   d. 1 Oct 1980 (Age 60 years)
  Family ID	F14828	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Jun 2023

  
  

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  Birth - 8 Jun 1892 - Ottawa County, Kansas, United States Burial - Address: Bennington Cemetery Bennington, Ottawa County,, Kansas United States - 1983 - Bennington Cemetery, Bennington, Ottawa County, Kansas, United States Death - 14 Sep 1983 - Bennington, Ottawa County, Kansas, United States  = Link to Google Earth