Mrs. Katie Beadle

Mrs. Katie Beadle obituary

Mrs. Katie Beadle

Katie Beadle Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Ligon & Bobo Funeral Home on Nov. 14, 2025.

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Mrs. Katie O'Neal Beadle, age 90 of Lebanon passed away Thursday, November 13, 2025, at American House Memory Care in Lebanon.

She was born in Norene, Tennessee, and lived there until she graduated from Watertown High School. After graduation, she moved to Nashville where she worked for Life & Casualty Insurance Company before her employment with Martha White Foods and retirement from Shenandoah Mills, Inc.

Before her illness, she was an active member of First Baptist Church of Lebanon where she served as a greeter and participated in mission trips to East Tennessee with the senior group. Cooking, hosting family gatherings, sewing, traveling and photography were also among her favorite activities. Katie is preceded in death by her parents, Roy O'Neal and Louise O'Neal Woodall; husband, Edwin Beadle; and a brother, Paul O'Neal.

She is survived by her siblings, Nadine Schklar, Melvin (Cheryl) O'Neal and Royce (Lynda) O'Neal; and several nieces and nephews, great nieces and nephews.

A private graveside service will take place at Wilson County Memorial Gardens.

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