Funeral service for Joe Lee Beal, 76, of Ohatchee will be Thursday, April 14, 2011 at 11 am at Gray Brown-Service Mortuary with Rev. Benjie Miller and Bishop Stephen Helms officiating. Burial will follow at Oak Grove Baptist Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5-8 pm Wednesday at the funeral home. Mr. Beal died Monday at his residence.
Survivors include wife, Joyce Beal of Ohatchee; daughters, Robbin Miller and husband Benjie of Jacksonville; and granddaughters, Whitney and Ashley Miller; Karen Helms and husband Stephen of Gadsden and grandchildren, Courtney Thompson, Cressie Matthews, Katlyn, Beth, Paul, Garrett and Nathan Helms; son, David Body and wife Tracy of Ohatchee and grandchildren, Ryan Body, Kensley and Shanda Williams; grandchildren (of the late Joel Beal) Jennifer Bailey and Angela Beal; great-grandchildren, Chris Bailey, Makayla Waters, Alexsis Johnson, Cloey Northington and Max Williams; sisters Dorris Smalley and husband Eddie and Josephine Harper and husband Wendell; brother, Allen Beal; several nieces and nephews.
Mr. Beal is preceded in death by his wife, Bernice Smith Beal; children, Joel, Randy, Terry and Carey Beal; and several siblings.
Pallbearers will be Chris Pruitt, Jay Reynolds, David Body, Danny Burdette, Jimmy Weathington, Bryan Woodall, David Smith, Jeff Underwood, Paul Helms and Ryan Body.
Joe Beal was a longtime resident of Anniston and recently of Ohatchee. He will be deeply missed by countless friends and his family.
Arrangements under the direction of Gray Brown-Service Mortuary & Crematory, Anniston, Alabama.
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