Jesse A. Beazley Jr.

1923 - 2015

NICHOLASVILLE - Sir Jesse A. Beazley, Jr., 92, native of Jessamine County, born Feb 22, 1923, left his earthly home on Friday, June 5 at the VA Medical Center. He was the son of the late Jesse Adolph, Sr., and Mary Ella Burton Beazley and widower of Dorothy Beazley since 1999. Jesse had resided with his son James and wife Jeanie and their children Halee and Christian for the past 13 ½ years. He was a retired supervisor of Lexington Economy Wholesale Drugs and former employee of Cecil Platt. He was a member of the Hour of Redemption Church in Garrard County and the Lancaster Masonic Lodge #104. He was a US Army veteran having served in WWII and in 2003, the Ambassador of France awarded him a certificate from the French government as a thank you for the liberation of France in 1944 and 1945. The French Legion of Honor named him a Knight in 2009. In 2008 he served as the Grand Marshall in the Jessamine Jamboree Parade. He leaves his many cherished memories with his 6 children, Jesse Lynn Beazley Greene, Mark Lewis Beazley, wife Brenda, Ann Darlington Owens, husband Roger, Amy Burton Beazley Gains, Joseph Anthony Beazley, and James Arthur Beazley; wife Jeanie; 11 grandchildren, and 14 great- grandchildren and nephew Woody Sparks. He was preceded in death by a sister Ann Beazley Sparks. A Service of Remembrance will be held at 11am June 10 at Hager & Cundiff Funeral Home. He will be laid to rest at Camp Nelson National Cemetery with full Military Honors, including the Camp Nelson Honor Guard Caisson. Honoring him as pallbearers will be John Richard Greene, Jr., Randy Greene, Brandon Gaines, Bradley Urley, Christian Beazley, Johnathon Greene, and Mark Beazley. Honorary bearers will be the Woody Sparks and his sons Jesse, Josh , Allen, Ray, and Tony, Doug Day, A.C. Huffman and the Lancaster DAV Post 25. His family will greet friends from 4 to 8pm on Tuesday, June 9 at the funeral home. Donations may be made in his memory to the Lancaster DAV Post 25 or the Camp Nelson Honor Guard.