Opal F. Beebe, 93

Opal F. Beebe, 93, of Missouri Valley, Iowa, died Saturday, Nov. 10, 2001, at the Longview Care Center in Missouri Valley.

Funeral services were Wednesday, Nov. 14, at the Church of Christ in Missouri Valley with Pastor Ron Wymer officiating. Interment was at Rose Hill Cemetery.

Opal F. Beebe was born Dec. 17, 1908, in Modale, Iowa, to Jesse and Martha (Logan) Hillman. She attended and graduated from Modale High School.

She married her high school sweetheart, Hart Beebe, but never told anyone they were married for a whole month.

In 1930, the couple moved to Missouri Valley, where they raised three children. The couple was married for 73 years.

Survivors include her sons and daughters-in-law, William H. and Eleanor Beebe of Modale, Ronald L. and Roma Beebe of Blair, daughter and son-in-law, B. Joyce and Dick Fry of Council Bluffs, 11 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren, and six great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband.

Hennessey-Aman Funeral Home in Missouri Valley was in charge of arrangements.

~~~ Obituary courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska.~~~