Frank Bean Of Waltonville Dies At Age 87

Frank Bean, 87, of Waltonville, died at 8:20 p.m. Sunday in Jefferson Memorial Hospital. He was a farmer anda former member of the Jefferson County Board of Supervisors.

Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday at Myers Chapel with the Rev. James Piercy officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Gardens.The body will lie in state at the Myers Chapel, where friends may call after 5:30 p.m. today.

Mr. Bean was born August 14, 1881, in Jefferson County the son of William A. and Sarah (Dees) Bean.

On August 1, 1901, in Jefferson county, he was married to America Evangline Rightnowar who died in September 1968.

Survivors include five sons, Stanton, Veachel and Alfred, all of Mt. Vernon, Gleason of Knights Town, Ind., and Albert of Roxanan, Ill., one daughter, Clarice Taylor of Waltonville; one sister, Mrs. Fern Wells of Scheller; 13 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren.

He was a member of the long Prairie Church of Christ.

Source: Mt. Vernon Register News
Submitted by: Cindy Ford