Leona Dement Beasley

Mrs. Leona Dement Beasley, 98, widow of Benjamin Franklin Beasley, Sr. passed away Thursday, November 29, 2012 at MeadowView Terrace in Clarksville. Mrs. Beasley was born March 2, 1914 in Granville County, NC to the late William Edward and Harriett Caroline Hicks Dement. Leona was employed with Burlington Industries for 35 years, working in the Finishing Department and the Burling & Mending Department. Known for her excellent skills as a seamstress she also loved to crochet. Funeral services will be 2PM Saturday in the chapel at Watkins Cooper Lyon Funeral Home with the Reverend Jane Lyon officiating. Interment will follow in Elmwood Cemetery in Oxford, NC. Mrs. Beasley is survived by her sister, Carolyn Dement Thaxton of Oxford, NC, sons, Benjamin Franklin "B.F." Beasley, Jr. and his wife, Betty Stewart of Sugar Hill, GA and James Edward Beasley, I, of Hillsborough, NC. Her grandchildren, Carol Beasley Cowan, Jamie Lynne Beasley, Linda Beasley Lawrence Brian, Lisa Beasley Webb Allen, Kevin Stewart Beasley Marie and Keith Franklin Beasley Amy; ten great grandchildren and three great-great grandchildren also survive. She was preceded in death by her brother, Elbert Edward Dement and her grandchildren, Amy Lynne Beasley and James Edward Beasley, II. The family will receive friends 7-8:30PM Friday at Watkins Cooper Lyon Funeral Home. Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.wclfh.com. A devoted Christian, Leona was a very active and faithful member of Clarksville Baptist Church and the family would be honored, if in lieu of flowers, memorial donations in her name be made to Clarksville Baptist Church, P.O. Box 126, Clarksville, Va. 23927