Milan Jr. Beal (Lebanon)'s Obituary
Milan Jr. Beal, son of Lester Harrison and Elva Lorene Wilson Beal, was born April 26, 1943, in Lebanon, Missouri. He departed this life Monday, September 14, 2015, in Mercy Hospital, in Lebanon, Missouri, at the age of seventy-two years, four months, and nineteen days.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Jennifer; an infant son, Christopher; and two sisters, Norma Windsor, and Ina Vandergrift.
Milan is survived by a sister, Margie Lemery, and her husband, Bob, of Lebanon, Missouri; several nieces and nephews; two daughters, Holly Beal, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Christy, of the State of Arkansas; four grandchildren, Jordan, Britten, Gabriel, and Storm; as well as a host of other relatives and friends.
He was born and raised in the Lebanon, Missouri area, and attended Lebanon High School. He served in the United States Army National Guard for a few years. He then began working for the H. D. Lee Company for several years before driving for O’Reilly’s Auto Parts later in his life.
Milan was saved at the age of fourteen at the Tabernacle Baptist Church in Lebanon.
In his spare time he enjoyed being outdoors where his favorite activities were hunting, fishing, and just being by the water. He was an old cowboy at heart and liked collecting guns and knives.
Milan had lots of friends in the community and will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by all of his family and many friends
Memorial donations may be made to the Crossroads Cemetery, and left at the funeral home.
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