The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-03-29

MRS M. 3. BEADLES
ONE or PADUCAHS BEST RE
LOVED CITIZENS DIES.
Long Life Spent in This Communist,
Comes To End After Nature
Snrrenders.

Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Bead.es. 81
years cd. one OF Paducah's oliest
and most prominent residents. died
at her home, 2O9 North Fifth street
last evening at G O'Clock of rheuma.
tism and infrmlties incident to old
age. after an illness Of a month. Hell
condition was considered hopeless
Saturday but remarkable vitality pro.
longed her life.
Mrs Beadles was born November
3, 1923, at Arlington. Va, the eldest
of nine children. of George w. and
Lucinda Bolinger. The family went
to Graves county shortly after Mrs.
Beadles' birth when Mayheld was
but a very small settlement.
On December Z, 1913, Miss Mary
Bolinger married william Beadles.
one Of the most prominent of West
Kentucky bankers and merchants in
Mayfeld. Mr.. Beadles came from
Virginia in 1920 and settled In May
field. During these years of mis-
life he engaged In the mercantile
business. He also engaged in poll
ties and served one term as repre-
sentative in the legislature from
Graves county. Shortly after the war
he removed to Paducah and was I'm.
strumental in converting the state
bank into the founding of the First
National bank. In 1898 he died. But
two children survive Mrs. James E.
Wilhelm, of Paducah, and Mrs.
George W. Balns, OF Birmingham.
Ala. Both children were at their
mothers bedside when death came.
Two sisters, Mrs. Thomas Lyon.
Mayfield. and Mrs. Thomas f. Bea-
lies, of Futon, and one brother. r.
NJ. Bolinger, Of Sheffield, Ala, sur
vive.
Mrs. Beadles was a Methodist and
an active church worker. The fun
eral services were conducted at g
O'Clock this afternoon at the Broad |
way Methodist church, the Rev. w. |
t. Boiling conducting the service. as
sisted by the Rev. Calvin NJ. Thomp-
son, pastor of the First Baptist
The burial was at
Oak Grove cemetery. The
pail bearers were the Messrs.
Ell Guthrie, W. H. Patterson. Charles
R. Hall, J. W. Mcknight, Jacob
We'll, w, IT. Rielse. Euclid Covlng-
ton, Captain John Webb.
Mrs. Beadles was a woman of re-
markably strong and fine individu-
Atty. and all who came in contact
with her in anyway felt the impress
Of her character Coming to Paducah
% live in 1868 she is prominently
identified with the town in many
ways, and was known to almost ey-
cry man. woman and child in It.
Cordial in manner, social in nature.
she easily made acquaintances. and
her circle of friends was almost I'M
limited. Her CHEEKY greetings will be
missed by many. Her mentality was
unusually strong and forceful. and [
her keen wit and clever repartee
made her an always enjoyed compan-
ion.
Mrs Beadles was prominently |
Identified with the religious life and
work of the city. Joining the Metho-
dist church when sixteen years Of
age, she was through life a devoted
member and attendant when her
health permitted She was a leading
member Of the Broadway Methodist
church from its earliest days. In her
she was liberal, and the
poor of her church and the city. es-
pecia'ly the poor who are not pau
pers but sorely need help. found ner
ready and sympathetic friend al
ways. She carried her years well and
was ever young in her feelings and
Iympathies Her indomitable energy
md will held age at bay and dehed
line.