Beulah Irene Fleming

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Sidney Argus
Sidney, Iowa
November 7, 1996
Beulah Means died October 20
Graveside rites for Beulah Means, 85, were held October 23 at the Riverton Cemetery conducted by Pastor Clarence Schaffner. She died October 20, 1996 at Jennie Edmundson hospital in Council Bluffs. She had been living at Autumn Park apartments in Shenandoah for the past year.
Mrs. Means was the daughter of Roy and Blanche Cleland Fleming, born August 13, 1911, at Riverton where she grew up and attended school.
On August 28, 1928, she was married to Jesse Leroy Means. To this union four daughters were born. They lived here until 1947 when they moved to Manti south of Shenandoah. She was employed at Mt. Arbor Nurseries and as a cook at the Shenandoah hospital.
After retirement they returned to Riverton where Mr. Means died. Mrs. Means moved to Autumn Park apartments in Shenandoah until 1987 when she went to Lakewood, CO, to be near her family. In 1995 she returned to Shenandoah. Mrs. Means was a member of the Riverton Church of Christ and attended the Church of the Nazarene while living in Shenandoah.
Preceding her in death were her husband, one daughter Dorothy Louise, who died in infancy, brothers Beuford, Therald and James Fleming and Jesse Rippy, Jr., and several half brothers and sisters.
Surviving are daughters Mrs. Dick (Daisy) Myers of Hamilton, MT, Mrs. Donald (Marilyn) Brown of Capitan, NM, and Doris Sham of Irving, TX; thirteen grandchildren and other relatives.
She enjoyed her family ands as a hobby did crocheting and made clothing for dolls.
Memorials are directed to the Riverton Church of Christ. Shull Funeral service had charge of the arrangements.

Beulah married Jesse Leroy Means on 28 Aug 1928. (Jesse Leroy Means was born on 5 Apr 1902 and died in Jul 1978 in Riverton, Fremont County, IA.)