- Date Of Birth: May 23, 1926
- Date Of Death: November 25, 2008
- State: Illinois
Floyd R. Beadles, 82, of Jacksonville, IL died Tuesday evening, November 25, 2008, at Barton W. Stone Home in Jacksonville. He was born May 23, 1926, in Wessington, South Dakota; the son of Jesse and Mary Parker Beadles. He married Martha A. â??Mickeyâ? Walsh on January 8, 1949, at St. Bartholomew Catholic Church in Murrayville, IL, and she was preceded in death on August 11, 2004.
He is survived by four daughters, Chris Durocher (husband, Robert) of Jacksonville, Patti Febus (husband, Jim) of Madison, WI, Jean Shaw (husband, Dr. Steve) of Jacksonville, and Cindy Thomas (husband, Albert) of Jacksonville; eight grandchildren, Robin Schmidt and Ryan Durocher, both of Springfield, Matt Febus, and Todd Febus, both of Madison, WI, Mike Shaw, and Jill Shaw, both of St. Louis, MO, and Emily Brown and Sarah Thomas, both of Beardstown; five great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by a grandson, Brian Febus; three brothers, Lloyd, Raymond, and Ernest Beadles; and two sisters, Lorena and Alice Beadles.
Mr. Beadles was a graduate of Jacksonville High School and served in the US Army during WWII with the 76th Infantry where he was awarded a Purple Heart. He returned to farm in Morgan County for many years. He was a member of the Our Saviour Parish and a former member of the Jacksonville Elks and Moose Lodges.
