Elizabeth Alicia Ahrens “Betty” Beadle: Obituary

Elizabeth Alicia Ahrens “Betty” Beadle passed away on June 30th, 2018 in Hiawassee, Georgia at the age of 91.

She was preceded in death by her loving husband Harold after 63 years of the kind of marriage that we all aspire to have.

She is survived by her daughter Carol (Tim), son Richard (Tammy) and son Robert; her grandchildren Richard II (Ashley), Brittany (Greg), Catherine (Tom), Carinne (Micah), and Christopher; and her two young great-granddaughters Charlotte and Madeline.

“Betty” was born on January 27th, 1927 in Queens, New York to William and Esta-Marie Ahrens and one older brother Robert. She graduated from St. Joseph’s College – New York, with a masters degree in Child Development. In 1950, she married Harold Beadle, a World War II army combat veteran and they lived in Caseville, Michigan in the summer and Zephyrhills, Florida in the winter for the first two years of their marriage. They moved to Florida permanently in 1952 and ran their own Hauling and then Landscaping business while Betty taught primary school in Dade City. They raised three children with the knowledge that they were loved unconditionally, and encouraged them to pursue their goals with confidence. In 1976 they built a cabin on their property in the North Georgia Mountains and eventually moved there permanently when they retired. After losing Harold in 2013, Betty’s youngest son Bobby provided unwavering, loving care for her in her twilight years.

A Funeral Mass is scheduled for 11:30am on Tuesday, July 3rd, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Blairsville, GA, after which Betty will be laid to rest next to Harold at Boyd’s Chapel Cemetery in Hiawassee, GA; a stones-throw from their mountain home.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to support the Mountain Regional Library, P.O. Box 159, Young Harris, GA 30582.

Arrangements entrusted to Cochran Funeral Home & Crematory