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Allen Deuane Beadles, 83, of the
Town of Jump River, passed away
on March 27, 2011, at his home.
Allen was born on Feb. 9, 1928,
in Jump River, to the late Zenas and
Edith May (Wheeler) Beadles. He
was fifth in a family of 10.
He attended Woodland Elementary
school, five miles east of Jump
River, and graduated from Hannibal
High School in 1946. He then
went to trade school in Minneapolis,
Minn., and worked at the Honeywell
Co. there for a few years.
On March 5, 1950, he was united
in marriage to Louise Larson in
Princeton, Minn. A few years later,
they purchased a farm and moved
back to Jump River, where Deuane
farmed and worked in the woods.
He spent his entire adult life doing
community service for Jump
River and Taylor County. He served
on numerous boards, committees
and organizations including the Gilman
School Board, as supervisor
and chairman for the Town of Jump
River, and Taylor County Board of
Supervisors. He also served on the
Federated Insurance Board, Supplemental
Financing Bank Board, the
Jump River Electric Cooperative
Board, Dairyland Electric Cooperative
Board of Directors, and was
the past president for the Wisconsin
Electric Cooperative in Madison.
He was on the Northwest Regional
Planning Commission, Rural Housing
Commission, and the CFC during
its infancy and growth years in
Washington D.C.
Allen also was a member the Miller
Dam Lake Association, the Jump
River Community Center, Jump
River Lions, and Jump River Fire
Department. He was one of those
instrumental in starting the Jump
River Fire Department and Gilman
Ambulance. He also served on
many committees and organizations
through the years that are too numerous
to mention.
Allen loved his family and friends
very much and was a friend to all
and helped anyone in any way he
could. In his spare time, he loved to
go fishing and hunting.
Deuane is survived by his children
Gary (Christine) Beadles of
Jump River, Laurie (Senon) Medina
of Houston, Texas, Bruce (Leah
Blando) Beadles of Jump River, and
Lynn (Bill) Dohm of Stetsonville;
his former wife Louise Beadles; 11
grandchildren; four great-grandchildren;
his brother Clarence Ray (Betty)
Beadles of Minneapolis, Minn.;
his sisters Edith Eileen Roback of
Gilman, Elna Arleen Mahoney of
Burlington, and Norma Jean Harshberger
of Minneapolis, Minn.; his
special friend Carol Wildenberg; and
his sister-in-law Martha Johnston of
Stoughton.
He was preceded in death by his
parents; his brothers Miniard Lee,
Marvin Louis, Donald Thomas, and
in infancy Harmon Leroy and Zenas
Gerald.
A celebration of life was held on
Saturday, April 2, at the Jump River
Community Center with Pastor Luke
Geraty officiating.
Interment of cremains followed in
the Mount Nebo Cemetery in Jump
River.
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Allen Deuane Beadles, 83, of the
Town of Jump River, passed away
on March 27, 2011, at his home.
Allen was born on Feb. 9, 1928,
in Jump River, to the late Zenas and
Edith May (Wheeler) Beadles. He
was fifth in a family of 10.
He attended Woodland Elementary
school, five miles east of Jump
River, and graduated from Hannibal
High School in 1946. He then
went to trade school in Minneapolis,
Minn., and worked at the Honeywell
Co. there for a few years.
On March 5, 1950, he was united
in marriage to Louise Larson in
Princeton, Minn. A few years later,
they purchased a farm and moved
back to Jump River, where Deuane
farmed and worked in the woods.
He spent his entire adult life doing
community service for Jump
River and Taylor County. He served
on numerous boards, committees
and organizations including the Gilman
School Board, as supervisor
and chairman for the Town of Jump
River, and Taylor County Board of
Supervisors. He also served on the
Federated Insurance Board, Supplemental
Financing Bank Board, the
Jump River Electric Cooperative
Board, Dairyland Electric Cooperative
Board of Directors, and was
the past president for the Wisconsin
Electric Cooperative in Madison.
He was on the Northwest Regional
Planning Commission, Rural Housing
Commission, and the CFC during
its infancy and growth years in
Washington D.C.
Allen also was a member the Miller
Dam Lake Association, the Jump
River Community Center, Jump
River Lions, and Jump River Fire
Department. He was one of those
instrumental in starting the Jump
River Fire Department and Gilman
Ambulance. He also served on
many committees and organizations
through the years that are too numerous
to mention.
Allen loved his family and friends
very much and was a friend to all
and helped anyone in any way he
could. In his spare time, he loved to
go fishing and hunting.
Deuane is survived by his children
Gary (Christine) Beadles of
Jump River, Laurie (Senon) Medina
of Houston, Texas, Bruce (Leah
Blando) Beadles of Jump River, and
Lynn (Bill) Dohm of Stetsonville;
his former wife Louise Beadles; 11
grandchildren; four great-grandchildren;
his brother Clarence Ray (Betty)
Beadles of Minneapolis, Minn.;
his sisters Edith Eileen Roback of
Gilman, Elna Arleen Mahoney of
Burlington, and Norma Jean Harshberger
of Minneapolis, Minn.; his
special friend Carol Wildenberg; and
his sister-in-law Martha Johnston of
Stoughton.
He was preceded in death by his
parents; his brothers Miniard Lee,
Marvin Louis, Donald Thomas, and
in infancy Harmon Leroy and Zenas
Gerald.
A celebration of life was held on
Saturday, April 2, at the Jump River
Community Center with Pastor Luke
Geraty officiating.
Interment of cremains followed in
the Mount Nebo Cemetery in Jump
River.
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Allen Deuane Beadles, 83, of the
Town of Jump River, passed away
on March 27, 2011, at his home.
Allen was born on Feb. 9, 1928,
in Jump River, to the late Zenas and
Edith May (Wheeler) Beadles. He
was fifth in a family of 10.
He attended Woodland Elementary
school, five miles east of Jump
River, and graduated from Hannibal
High School in 1946. He then
went to trade school in Minneapolis,
Minn., and worked at the Honeywell
Co. there for a few years.
On March 5, 1950, he was united
in marriage to Louise Larson in
Princeton, Minn. A few years later,
they purchased a farm and moved
back to Jump River, where Deuane
farmed and worked in the woods.
He spent his entire adult life doing
community service for Jump
River and Taylor County. He served
on numerous boards, committees
and organizations including the Gilman
School Board, as supervisor
and chairman for the Town of Jump
River, and Taylor County Board of
Supervisors. He also served on the
Federated Insurance Board, Supplemental
Financing Bank Board, the
Jump River Electric Cooperative
Board, Dairyland Electric Cooperative
Board of Directors, and was
the past president for the Wisconsin
Electric Cooperative in Madison.
He was on the Northwest Regional
Planning Commission, Rural Housing
Commission, and the CFC during
its infancy and growth years in
Washington D.C.
Allen also was a member the Miller
Dam Lake Association, the Jump
River Community Center, Jump
River Lions, and Jump River Fire
Department. He was one of those
instrumental in starting the Jump
River Fire Department and Gilman
Ambulance. He also served on
many committees and organizations
through the years that are too numerous
to mention.
Allen loved his family and friends
very much and was a friend to all
and helped anyone in any way he
could. In his spare time, he loved to
go fishing and hunting.
Deuane is survived by his children
Gary (Christine) Beadles of
Jump River, Laurie (Senon) Medina
of Houston, Texas, Bruce (Leah
Blando) Beadles of Jump River, and
Lynn (Bill) Dohm of Stetsonville;
his former wife Louise Beadles; 11
grandchildren; four great-grandchildren;
his brother Clarence Ray (Betty)
Beadles of Minneapolis, Minn.;
his sisters Edith Eileen Roback of
Gilman, Elna Arleen Mahoney of
Burlington, and Norma Jean Harshberger
of Minneapolis, Minn.; his
special friend Carol Wildenberg; and
his sister-in-law Martha Johnston of
Stoughton.
He was preceded in death by his
parents; his brothers Miniard Lee,
Marvin Louis, Donald Thomas, and
in infancy Harmon Leroy and Zenas
Gerald.
A celebration of life was held on
Saturday, April 2, at the Jump River
Community Center with Pastor Luke
Geraty officiating.
Interment of cremains followed in
the Mount Nebo Cemetery in Jump
River.
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Allen Deuane Beadles, 83, of the
Town of Jump River, passed away
on March 27, 2011, at his home.
Allen was born on Feb. 9, 1928,
in Jump River, to the late Zenas and
Edith May (Wheeler) Beadles. He
was fifth in a family of 10.
He attended Woodland Elementary
school, five miles east of Jump
River, and graduated from Hannibal
High School in 1946. He then
went to trade school in Minneapolis,
Minn., and worked at the Honeywell
Co. there for a few years.
On March 5, 1950, he was united
in marriage to Louise Larson in
Princeton, Minn. A few years later,
they purchased a farm and moved
back to Jump River, where Deuane
farmed and worked in the woods.
He spent his entire adult life doing
community service for Jump
River and Taylor County. He served
on numerous boards, committees
and organizations including the Gilman
School Board, as supervisor
and chairman for the Town of Jump
River, and Taylor County Board of
Supervisors. He also served on the
Federated Insurance Board, Supplemental
Financing Bank Board, the
Jump River Electric Cooperative
Board, Dairyland Electric Cooperative
Board of Directors, and was
the past president for the Wisconsin
Electric Cooperative in Madison.
He was on the Northwest Regional
Planning Commission, Rural Housing
Commission, and the CFC during
its infancy and growth years in
Washington D.C.
Allen also was a member the Miller
Dam Lake Association, the Jump
River Community Center, Jump
River Lions, and Jump River Fire
Department. He was one of those
instrumental in starting the Jump
River Fire Department and Gilman
Ambulance. He also served on
many committees and organizations
through the years that are too numerous
to mention.
Allen loved his family and friends
very much and was a friend to all
and helped anyone in any way he
could. In his spare time, he loved to
go fishing and hunting.
Deuane is survived by his children
Gary (Christine) Beadles of
Jump River, Laurie (Senon) Medina
of Houston, Texas, Bruce (Leah
Blando) Beadles of Jump River, and
Lynn (Bill) Dohm of Stetsonville;
his former wife Louise Beadles; 11
grandchildren; four great-grandchildren;
his brother Clarence Ray (Betty)
Beadles of Minneapolis, Minn.;
his sisters Edith Eileen Roback of
Gilman, Elna Arleen Mahoney of
Burlington, and Norma Jean Harshberger
of Minneapolis, Minn.; his
special friend Carol Wildenberg; and
his sister-in-law Martha Johnston of
Stoughton.
He was preceded in death by his
parents; his brothers Miniard Lee,
Marvin Louis, Donald Thomas, and
in infancy Harmon Leroy and Zenas
Gerald.
A celebration of life was held on
Saturday, April 2, at the Jump River
Community Center with Pastor Luke
Geraty officiating.
Interment of cremains followed in
the Mount Nebo Cemetery in Jump
River.
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