Bea was born July 5, 1925, in New Plymouth, Idaho, where she was raised. Parents were Eldrew and Sylvia Chadwick. She moved to Boise, Idaho, during WWII, where she married Wayne Jenkins. They settled in Spokane. They have two daughters: Chris (Dennis) Marx of Spokane, and Kathy (John) Bess of Utah; eight grandchildren, 34 great-grandchildren, and two great-great grandsons. She married John Ranger in Seattle. She is preceded in death by her parents, two sisters, and one brother. Burial will be in Grangeville, Idaho, at a later date.