Mrs. Lena Mae Bateman Beasley

Mrs. Lena Mae Bateman Beasley, age 92 of Ararat, passed away Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at the R. J. Reynolds Patrick County Memorial Hospital. She was born in Patrick County on January 20, 1915 to the late William L. and Annie Joyce Bateman. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Beasley was preceded in death by her husband, Amos Beasley; one brother, C. Garnet Bateman; three sisters, Delcie B. Love, Mary Lou Smith and Oma Virginia Jessup, and an infant sister. She was a member of Hills Grove Missionary Baptist Church, and had been the owner/operator of a country store.
Mrs. Beasley is survived by two nieces, Betty S. Clark of Stuart and Mary Frances Turner of Roanoke; and four nephews, Stephen Jessup of Westfield, North Carolina, Jerry Love of Claudville, James S. Love of Stuart, and Ronnie Love of Roanoke.
Funeral services for Mrs. Beasley will be held Thursday at 11:00 a.m. at Moody Funeral Home in Stuart with Rev. Allen Vass officiating. Burial will follow in the Red Bank Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. If desired, memorials may be made to the Red Bank Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, c/o John Boles, 1137 Cox Ridge Road, Claudville, Virginia 24076. Online condolences may be made by visiting www.moodyfuneralservices.com.