Martha Ann King Beshears passed away Sunday, April 12, 2015 in a Fort Smith hospital. She was born July 20, 1941 at Dayton, Arkansas to Austin and Laura Puckett King. She married her high school sweetheart, Jim Beshears in 1959. She was employed as Executive Administrative Assistant at Speer Hardware Company until it closed in 1997, and then went to Treadco, Inc., also serving as Executive Administrative Assistant. Treadco was sold to Goodyear and became Wingfoot Commercial Tire, LLC and later Goodyear Commercial Tire and Service Centers, she served 17 years there.
Martha was a life active member of Epsilon Sigma Alpha, serving 50 years; she served as Arkansas State President in 1974-1975 and Southeastern Regional Council President in 1980-81 and International President in 1991-92. She was a great supporter of St. Jude Hospital in Memphis, TN. She visited the hospital many times over the years and was an ESA spokesman on a television spot that aired many times. Martha was a Girl Scout Leader of Troop#35. Thirteen of the same girls were in the troop from Brownies to seniors. Highlight of her scouting years was a trip to Washington DC in 1976.
She is survived by her husband, Jim Beshears; one daughter, Becky McKinney and husband, Dale of Greenwood; one son, Ron Beshears and wife, Tammie of Madison, AL; four grandchildren, Laura Pearson of Greenwood, Josh McKinney and wife, Roxanne of Edmond, OK, Eric Beshears and Rosie Beshears both of Madison, AL; two great grandchildren, Audrey Kate Pearson and Maggie McKinney; one brother, Danny King of Greenwood and one sister, Donna McClure of Huntington.
Funeral service will be 10 a.m., Thursday, April 16, 2015 at the Greenwood United Methodist Church with burial at Clark’s Chapel Cemetery under the direction of McConnell Funeral Home of Greenwood. Viewing will be Wednesday from 1 – 8 p.m. at the funeral home, where the family will visit with friends from 6 – 8 p.m. A celebration of life will be held at noon following the service at the Edward Wilkinson Community Building at Bell Park
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Pallbearers will be Tim Wood, Jim Wood, David Wood, Floyd Pence, Roger Rainwater, Josh McKinney, Eric Beshears, Eddie Beshears and Paul Steigler.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or by visiting www.stjude.org.
To sign an online guest book, please visit www.mcconnellfh.com
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