James "Jim" Beals

JAMES H. BEALS, 78 died July 7, 2014 at Park Villa Nursing Home in Clyde, KS. He was born on June 17, 1936 in Concordia, KS. The son of Willis and Laura (Ruetter) Beals. Jim was raised in the Oak Hill community and attended school in Longford and the F.C. Hill Memorial High School in Miltonvale. He served in the US Army. Jim married Barbara Leonard on August 18, 1961. He worked at Sunset Zoo in Manhattan, at Hutchinson Mayrath manufacturing and at Adee Honey Farm. He is preceded in death by his parents. Survivors: Wife: Barbara Beals, Jewell, KS Son: Mike and wife Nancy Evans, Omaha, NE Son: David and wife Marilyn Evans, Manhattan, KS Daughter: Linda and husband Tony Hitsman, Clifton, KS Daughter: Jamie Kimbrough, Alamagordo, NM Son: Mark and wife Deb Beals, Jewell, KS Brother: Ray and wife Devita Beals, Miltonvale, KS Sister: Martha and husband Clyde McDonald, Leonardville, KS 18 Grandchildren and numerous Great-grandchildren Funeral Services will be held on Friday, July 11, 2014 at 11:00 AM at the F.C. Hill Memorial Wesleyan Church in Miltonvale, KS Officiating the service will be Rev. Mark Surbrook and Rex Fuller Burial will be in the Miltonvale Cemetery, Miltonvale, KS Visitation will be held on Thursday, July 10, 2014 from 5-7 PM atPhelps Funeral Home Memorials: Jim Beals memorial fund to be designated later