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Ronald Lester Beasley
1940 - 2023
Ronald Lester Beasley
1940 - 2023
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BORN
1940
DIED
2023
Ronald Beasley Obituary
Ronald Lester Beasley, 82, of Moultrie, passed away Saturday, April 1, 2023, at Colquitt Regional Senior Care and Rehabilitation Center in Moultrie, GA.
Funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, April 8, 2023, at Moultrie First Church of the Nazarene with Reverends James Pendel, Crystal Riner, and Robert Bennett officiating. Interment with military honors will follow in Pinecrest Memory Gardens.
The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 PM on Friday, April 7, 2023, at Cobb Funeral Chapel.
Casketbearers will include Kendall Sloan, Jimmy Sloan Jr., Steve Beasley, Charles Wagner, Bryce Cosby, and Garrett Benney. Robert Mudge will serve as honorary casketbearer.
Born November 19, 1940, in Moultrie, Georgia, he was the son of the late George William Beasley and Daisy Pearl Barnwell Beasley. Mr. Beasley was a United States Navy Veteran who proudly served for twenty years as a Chief Warrant Officer. He was also the Vice President of the Florida Book Depository. Mr. Beasley was a faithful member of Moultrie First Church of the Nazarene and was well known as a joyful gentleman with a great sense of humor.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Karen Ann Brownlee Beasley; daughter, Gena Beasley Wagner; brothers, George W. Beasley, Jr., and Robert Rhodes.
Survivors include son Gregory D. Beasley of Raleigh, NC; daughter, Mary Beasley Cosby of Orange Park, FL; bonus son, Charles Wagner and wife Laurie of Baltimore, MD; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; sister, Mary Nell Cooper of Patterson, GA; several nieces, nephews, and extended family members.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Moultrie First Church of the Nazarene Building Fund, 410 12th Ave. S.E., Moultrie, GA 31776.
Please sign the online guestbook at www.cobbfuneralchapel.com.
Lesia Irving
April 6, 2023
I did not have the pleasure of meeting your father but there is no question he was a wonderful man. To have raised such genuinely loving, caring and trustworthy children, speaks volumes of the patents you had. May the laughter and genuine love shared with each of you during his full life, fill your grieving hearts with peace and bring joy with every loving memory. My love, thoughts and prayers are with you.
Always
Ken and Donna Brown
April 3, 2023
We celebrate a good life lived and share our prayers with all the family we have come to know and care for.
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Dana Zornes
April 2, 2023
Ron was my friend, my fill in dad (cause I was always over his home) & my neighbor on Mateo place in Orange Park. He was fun to talk to and get advice from, as a teenager growing up with the Beasley family. Ron never stopped smiling or making you smile with a joke or some silliness. I can remember so many fond memories with the entire family. Love (most of the time) to hear him sing. Ron favorite saying to me was " You know I am prettier than you" and my reply was "you need abetter mirror". Well, Today, I give you the win Ron, your prettier than me! Sometimes you just gotta give in... Much love to the family for including me in your family. Ron, you will be missed, but I am happy you will be in Heaven with Karen and Gina. Much Love
kay Hutcheson Smith
April 2, 2023
What a wonderful man. He will be missed!!!
Maxine C Rhodes
April 2, 2023
Ronald Beasley was and is my brother-in-law. Ron was a true Christian man. He loved to sing Praises to his Heavenly Father, and when he did, they came from his heart. He has now gone to his Eternal Home. I can see him rejoicing with all the family that has gone before him. One by one, God does call His children Home. We all will surely miss his presence on this earth. We all will see him again.
LaDonna ONeal
April 2, 2023
Ron was and is the best man of God I ever met. We met when his daughter Gena was ill many years ago. He treated us like family and has blessed my life and the lives of my family members immensely. I can never forget the times we spent together singing, praying, playing putt putt, eating and eating and eating! Lol I will miss his sweet smile!
God sped Ron! Give Gena and Karen a hug from the O’Neals
Karen Kersey
April 1, 2023
Karen Kersey and family want to extend our sincerest condolences to the family during this very difficult time in your lives. May God grant you the peace, strength, and comfort you need during this time.
Sherry Brown
April 1, 2023
Ronald was a wonderful person and will truly be missed. So sorry to learn of his passing but heaven will be even more brighter with him there. It’s good to know we will see him again. We were friends for many years. Ronald and Karen will be together now in new bodies without pain.
Diane and Danny Woodcum
April 1, 2023
Grief can be so hard, but our special memories help us cope. Remembering you and your loved one today and always.
Jeanette and Charles Brewer
April 1, 2023
Loved this man for his character, humbleness, willingness to serve others with a pure and good heart..His ability to make others laugh..He was very intelligent and shared his life's stories with us. Going to miss him at family gatherings. Blessing and prayers for his immediate family and friends. Gos is good All the time ❤
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