Grandma Betty

Grandma Betty left this earthly dwelling to receive her eternal reward last night. Many children don't get to have an intimate relationship with their great grandmother, but mine did. Betty chose, in every way, to be an active part of my children's lives and, as my cousin reminded me this morning, with great love, comes great loss.

{Betty with each of our children as newborns.}


Natalee, 2009


Xavier, 2010


Ameliya, 2014


Zayden, 2015


Evalynn, 2019

There is no rule book on grieving, but there is certainly not one for grieving during a pandemic, alone. We should be surrounded by extended family and community, looking through pictures, reminiscing, and holding each other up, letting others help us help our children. Instead, here we are. Tomorrow we are doing a private family memorial service with our children, to help them in their grief journey, and to give us some closure until we can have a large family and community celebration of life.

We will forever be thankful for the memories Great Grandma Betty generated for our family and our children. Often the kids and Mike would ride bikes from our house in Lancaster to Betty's to visit. Once when we walked over and I went along, Betty told me how nice it was to see me, too, and then she winked and said, but I suppose when you send them over to visit me on bikes that visit is as much for you as it is for me. Mom's quiet hour when they visited Grandma was our running joke, and she understood. When we were together, she would be quick to say, "I'd hold that baby if he/she'd let me," and usually I had a baby to share and usually they indeed would succumb to great grandma's snuggles. Grandma Betty's house had great toys, a bowl of chocolate kisses, and a loop to run, but most importantly, it had Grandma. We rejoice in her Heavenly reward, but we mourn for our loss. We are forever thankful for what she taught us about big, intentional love.

Elizabeth “Betty” Elaine (Moore) Beeler

September 12, 1923 – April 16, 2020

Elizabeth “Betty” Elaine (Moore) Beeler, 96 of Lancaster, Missouri passed away on Thursday, April 16, 2020 at the Schuyler County Nursing Home in Queen City, Missouri.

The daughter of Charles Herbert and Gertrude Opal (Kerby) Moore, she was born in Glenwood, Missouri on September 12, 1923. Following her graduation from the Glenwood High School in Glenwood, Missouri, she was united in marriage to Dale LaRue Beeler on November 29, 1942 in Ottumwa, Iowa and to this union four children were born, twins, Betty Gail and Eddie Dale, George Phillip and Penny Lee.

Survivors include her children, Phil Beeler and wife, Sara of Lancaster, Missouri and Penny Brummer and husband, Denny of Glenwood, Missouri; four grandchildren, Micheal Dale Beeler and wife, Jennifer of Oskaloosa, Iowa, Kea Elizabeth Paredes and husband, Miguel of Columbia, Missouri, Eric Vincent Brummer and wife, Breanna of Oskaloosa, Iowa and Anthony Dale Brummer of Columbia, Missouri; 10 great grandchildren, Natalee, Xavier, Ameliya, Zayden and Evalynn Beeler all of Oskaloosa, Iowa, Adelyn and Isabel Paredes of Columbia, Missouri and Lizzie, Jace and Rogan Brummer all of Oskaloosa, Iowa ; one sister, Mary Beeler of Lancaster, Missouri; one brother-in-law, Jim Steggall of Lancaster, Missouri; numerous nieces and nephews; other family members and many good friends.

Betty is preceded in death by her parents, Herbert Moore on June 16, 1945 and Gertrude Opal Kerby on May 2, 1989; her husband, Dale Beeler on October 21, 1983; one son in infancy, Eddie Dale Beeler; one daughter, Betty Gail Crooks on August 30, 2015; two brothers, Kenneth and wife, Betty Moore and Clyde and wife, Ruth Moore; one brother-in-law, Okley Beeler and one son-in-law, Robert Crooks.

Betty was a member of the Lancaster Christian Church in Lancaster, Missouri and attended regularly as long as her health permitted. She fulfilled numerous capacities in that church for a number of years. Betty worked as a telephone operator, deputy county collector and a bank teller.
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A Celebration of Life service will be held at a later date. Memorials have been established for the Lancaster Christian Church in Lancaster, Missouri. Online condolences may be expressed to the family by logging on to normanfh.com. Burial will be in the Arni Memorial Cemetery in Lancaster, Missouri. Arrangements are under the direction of the Norman Funeral Home in Lancaster, Missouri.