Beth Ellen Needham
1931 - 2011
Beth Ellen Needham
1931 - 2011
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BORN
1931
DIED
2011
Beth Needham Obituary
Beth grew up in Glenwood, Iowa and was a proud member of Glenwood High School Class of 1948. Jim and Beth not only traveled the world together, they enjoyed living in many places around the United States, including California, Iowa, North Dakota, Nebraska, Texas, Minnesota, Arizona, and Colorado. She was an active volunteer her entire life, especially enjoying her long time participation in PEO and her happy times reading to school children as part of the GrandFriends Program in Colorado Springs. Beth had a beautiful voice, which she shared with community vocal groups and church choirs in each of the cities where she lived. She was a great cook, a talented seamstress, and a lover of flower gardens and animals. Beth was a devoted wife and a happy, warm, and supportive mother.
Beth is preceded in death by her parents, Ralph and Edith Mayberry, and her siblings Margaret Emily Mayberry, Mary Catherine Jackson, Virginia Scott, and J.H. Mayberry. She is survived by her husband, James, her sister Emma Gilson, and her brother Forrest Mayberry. She also leaves behind her children Emily Williams and husband Charles, Janine Young and husband Alan, and James Needham and wife Charlene, five grandchildren, one great grandchild, and a host of beloved nieces, nephews, and friends.
Services are planned for Tuesday, July 12, 10:00 AM, in the Swan Law Chapel at 501 N. Cascade, Colorado Springs, Colorado. Private burial as well as a Celebration of Life will be at a future date in Glenwood, Iowa.
Memorial contributions may be made to the PEO Foundation (3700 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa 50312) or the Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration (Radnor Station Building 2, Suite 320, 290 King of Prussia Road, Radnor, PA 19087).
Arrangements under the direction of Swan-Law Funeral Directors, Colorado Springs, CO.
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Judy Kennison
August 11, 2011
Janine, I am so sorry to hear about your mom. My thoughts and prayers are with your family.
Carole Jordan
July 14, 2011
Emily, I only met your mother a few times. But you carry so much love for her that I know it is a great loss for you and your siblings. You will always have her sweet smile to remember. Love, Carole
Michael Barnes
July 11, 2011
Beth was a kind aunt and I was always happy when I was around her. I will miss her.
Joyce Barnes
July 11, 2011
She was more than a sister-in-law to me...a great friend.....not an unkind bone in her body. I will miss her.
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Pam Hawley
July 11, 2011
Emily - Whenever your mother would come to my mind over the years, I would see that wonderful smile and her sparkling eyes. What a gift that was to many. My thoughts are with all of you.
Janine Young
July 10, 2011
What silenced your voice could never stop your sweet smile, Mom. We will treasure you in our hearts for always.
Emily Williams
July 10, 2011
We will all miss are sweet and loving Mother. Thank you to everyone who has expressed their condolences.
Peggy Gorrell
July 10, 2011
I know you will find the strength within each other to help cope with your loss because you have strong family; who are there for each other. I am so sorry and send my deepest sympathy. God Bless you.
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