Beulah Gladys Selman

Beulah G. Miller Selman,100, of Cowen passed away Thursday, December 4, 2025, at Webster Healthcare Center, Cowen. Beulah was born November 25, 192, the third oldest in her family, at her parents’ home on Givens Run. Along with her parents, Rollie Ray and Annie Mathes Miller, she was preceded in death by her husband Gilbert “Gib” Selman; daughter, Suzie Moore; brothers, Charles, Ernest, Roy and Frank Miller; sisters, Agatha L’Atrelli and Nora Lee Stephenson; son in law, Michael Stalnaker and daughter in law Sharon Selman.

While growing up Beulah and her siblings carried their water in the car with one girl holding a bucket and one holding the other, one on each side. Beulah’s dad worked in the coal mines picking coal with a pick until World War I. She worked a short time while she was in school at a restaurant, later she helped the lead cook at the school. Beulah and Gib married in 1946. Gib had served in the US Army as a Corporal during World War II, he was a POW in Germany and was later awarded his purple heart and bronze star. Beulah and Gib went on to have three kids; she was the perfect example of a homemaker. Beulah and Gib worked on used cars to fix up and resale; and also built houses. He and Beulah also spent a lot of time working in the woods cutting fence posts, stringing wire so they could rent the land for grazing. Beulah planted, worked and harvested the gardens. Gib plowed and furried the garden and Beulah stored the potatoes in the cellar and made canned goods from anything possible. She was a long time member of the Trinity United Methodist Church; she also enjoyed cooking big family meals for everyone to enjoy.

Surviving are her children, Billy Selman and Carol Stalnaker; grandkids, Billy (Sam) Selman, Jr., Randy Selman (Stacey) Selman, Libby (Tim) Lackey, Annette Stalnaker, Dena (Joe) Cox and Bryan Moore; great grandkids, Andrew Selman, Kayla Bowers, Travis Selman, Colin Selman, Connor Selman, Coltin Selman, David Cobb, Jake Cox, Justin Cox, Shelby Violett, Collin Tolley, Elizabeth Williams; great great grandkids, Aubree Selman, Willow Selman, Kasen Bowers, Kaine Bowers, Raelyn Meadows, Carter Cobb, Amelia, Ryker Cox, Cohen Cox, Rylee Violett, Brantley Tolley and Ivy Williams; sisters, Dora Jean Adams and Betty Smith, son in law, Roger Moore and also many other extended family members and friends.

Services will be held 1:00 PM, Saturday, December 13, 2025 at Adams-Reed Funeral Home, Cowen with Pastor Keith Williams officiating. Burial will follow at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Cowen. Friends may join the family for visitation 12 Noon until service time.

Online condolences may be made to the family at www.adamsreedfh.com

Adams-Reed Funeral Home, Cowen is honored to be serving the Selman family.