By Staff
Brewton
Mrs. Essie Chandler Beasley, 99, of Beasley Road in Brewton, died Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2006, in Crestview, Fla., after a brief illness. She was a native and life-long resident of Escambia County, Ala., and was a homemaker. She attended Caanan Free Will Baptist Church and was a member of Hardshell Baptist.
She is survived by three sons, James Beasley, Luvernon (Pauline) Beasley and Jessie Sylvester (Evelyn) Beasley, all of Brewton; four daughters, Addie Voncille Deese of Barnett's Crossroads, Cleo (Wayne) Owens of Crestview, Fla., Geneva (David Sr.) Parish of Atmore and Geraldine (Tom) Madison of Mississippi; 13 grandchildren; 26 great grandchildren and 13 great, great grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Friday, Jan. 20, at 2 p.m. at Williams Memorial Chapel Funeral Home with the Rev. Clyde Bruley and the Rev. James Aubrey Wilson officiating. Burial followed at Wallace Methodist Church Cemetery with Williams Memorial Chapel Funeral Home directing.