Dorothy was born in Greencastle on January 23, 1927, the daughter of Virgil and Zelah (Tarr) Varvel, and was a 1945 graduate of Greencastle High School. She attended Indiana Business School in Indianapolis.
Mrs. Beams worked for many years as a bookkeeper and secretary for Coo0pers and Lybrand now Price Waterhouse, in Ft. Myers, Florida until her retirement.
Survivors include her daughter, Darla Blacketer; five grandchildren, Charles, Thommie, Brooke, Amanda and Emily; nine great-grandchildren; and eight great-great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husbands, Robert Joseph Blacketer and William Beams; a son, Joe Keith Blacketer, a brother, Forrest Varvel and a granddaughter, Stacey Anne Brewer.
Services will be held at Bittles and Hurt Funeral Home at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, November 3, 2022, with Reverend Paul Champion officiating.
Burial will follow in Putnamville Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. until time of service Thursday.
Memories may be shared with the family at www.bittlesandhurt.com.
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