Paula Beene, age 64, of Macomb, passed away, Friday, August 19, 2011, in Oklahoma City.
She was born July 8, 1947, to Paul and Jimmie (Hutchings) Taylor, in Ada, OK.
Paula was raised in Ada and attended Ada Schools, graduating from Ada High School in 1964. She attended ECU in Ada, OK and graduated from Memphis State. Paula received her Masters from OU.
She married her husband, Joe Beene, on August 27, 1965, in Ada, OK. Paula moved around and traveled with Joe as a military wife. She taught school and served as Principal at Sweethaven Christian School, in Altamont, FL. After moving back to Oklahoma and settling in the Macomb area, Paula taught 1st grade at Macomb and Barnard, in Tecumseh, later serving as Principal, at Barnard until her retirement. Some of her last words were "I love the Barnard Bunch"
Paula was a member of Sharon Baptist Church and played the piano at Romulus Baptist Church, while a member there. She had a great love for her family and friends and enjoyed spending time with them. Paula enjoyed researching family history. Her favorite pastime was shopping.
She was preceded in death by her father, Paul Taylor, grandson, Tyler Wilson, and brothers-in-law, Jack Beene and Jonas Junior Beene.
Paula is survived by her husband, Joe of the home; mother, Jimmie Jo Taylor, Broken Arrow; two sons and daughter-in-law, James and Tena Beene, Sapulpa and John and fiancé, Maeve Cumming, Brooklyn, NY; daughter, Michelle Beene, of the home; grandchildren, Curtis Wilson, Wanette and Jonathan Beene, Sapulpa; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Betty and John Henry, Broken Arrow and Lee Ann and Les Cargill, Dallas, TX; brother and sister-in-law, Michael and Sandy Taylor, Washington, DC; three brothers-in-law and spouses, Jim and Lavonna Beene, Noble; Jerry and Charlotte Beene, Shawnee, Robert and Doylene Beene, Ft. Worth, TX; sister-in-law, Linda Beene, Macomb; and many nieces and nephews whom she loved dearly.
Cooper Funeral Home of Tecumseh.
She was born July 8, 1947, to Paul and Jimmie (Hutchings) Taylor, in Ada, OK.
Paula was raised in Ada and attended Ada Schools, graduating from Ada High School in 1964. She attended ECU in Ada, OK and graduated from Memphis State. Paula received her Masters from OU.
She married her husband, Joe Beene, on August 27, 1965, in Ada, OK. Paula moved around and traveled with Joe as a military wife. She taught school and served as Principal at Sweethaven Christian School, in Altamont, FL. After moving back to Oklahoma and settling in the Macomb area, Paula taught 1st grade at Macomb and Barnard, in Tecumseh, later serving as Principal, at Barnard until her retirement. Some of her last words were "I love the Barnard Bunch"
Paula was a member of Sharon Baptist Church and played the piano at Romulus Baptist Church, while a member there. She had a great love for her family and friends and enjoyed spending time with them. Paula enjoyed researching family history. Her favorite pastime was shopping.
She was preceded in death by her father, Paul Taylor, grandson, Tyler Wilson, and brothers-in-law, Jack Beene and Jonas Junior Beene.
Paula is survived by her husband, Joe of the home; mother, Jimmie Jo Taylor, Broken Arrow; two sons and daughter-in-law, James and Tena Beene, Sapulpa and John and fiancé, Maeve Cumming, Brooklyn, NY; daughter, Michelle Beene, of the home; grandchildren, Curtis Wilson, Wanette and Jonathan Beene, Sapulpa; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Betty and John Henry, Broken Arrow and Lee Ann and Les Cargill, Dallas, TX; brother and sister-in-law, Michael and Sandy Taylor, Washington, DC; three brothers-in-law and spouses, Jim and Lavonna Beene, Noble; Jerry and Charlotte Beene, Shawnee, Robert and Doylene Beene, Ft. Worth, TX; sister-in-law, Linda Beene, Macomb; and many nieces and nephews whom she loved dearly.
Cooper Funeral Home of Tecumseh.
Paula Beene, age 64, of Macomb, passed away, Friday, August 19, 2011, in Oklahoma City.
She was born July 8, 1947, to Paul and Jimmie (Hutchings) Taylor, in Ada, OK.
Paula was raised in Ada and attended Ada Schools, graduating from Ada High School in 1964. She attended ECU in Ada, OK and graduated from Memphis State. Paula received her Masters from OU.
She married her husband, Joe Beene, on August 27, 1965, in Ada, OK. Paula moved around and traveled with Joe as a military wife. She taught school and served as Principal at Sweethaven Christian School, in Altamont, FL. After moving back to Oklahoma and settling in the Macomb area, Paula taught 1st grade at Macomb and Barnard, in Tecumseh, later serving as Principal, at Barnard until her retirement. Some of her last words were "I love the Barnard Bunch"
Paula was a member of Sharon Baptist Church and played the piano at Romulus Baptist Church, while a member there. She had a great love for her family and friends and enjoyed spending time with them. Paula enjoyed researching family history. Her favorite pastime was shopping.
She was preceded in death by her father, Paul Taylor, grandson, Tyler Wilson, and brothers-in-law, Jack Beene and Jonas Junior Beene.
Paula is survived by her husband, Joe of the home; mother, Jimmie Jo Taylor, Broken Arrow; two sons and daughter-in-law, James and Tena Beene, Sapulpa and John and fiancé, Maeve Cumming, Brooklyn, NY; daughter, Michelle Beene, of the home; grandchildren, Curtis Wilson, Wanette and Jonathan Beene, Sapulpa; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Betty and John Henry, Broken Arrow and Lee Ann and Les Cargill, Dallas, TX; brother and sister-in-law, Michael and Sandy Taylor, Washington, DC; three brothers-in-law and spouses, Jim and Lavonna Beene, Noble; Jerry and Charlotte Beene, Shawnee, Robert and Doylene Beene, Ft. Worth, TX; sister-in-law, Linda Beene, Macomb; and many nieces and nephews whom she loved dearly.
Cooper Funeral Home of Tecumseh.
She was born July 8, 1947, to Paul and Jimmie (Hutchings) Taylor, in Ada, OK.
Paula was raised in Ada and attended Ada Schools, graduating from Ada High School in 1964. She attended ECU in Ada, OK and graduated from Memphis State. Paula received her Masters from OU.
She married her husband, Joe Beene, on August 27, 1965, in Ada, OK. Paula moved around and traveled with Joe as a military wife. She taught school and served as Principal at Sweethaven Christian School, in Altamont, FL. After moving back to Oklahoma and settling in the Macomb area, Paula taught 1st grade at Macomb and Barnard, in Tecumseh, later serving as Principal, at Barnard until her retirement. Some of her last words were "I love the Barnard Bunch"
Paula was a member of Sharon Baptist Church and played the piano at Romulus Baptist Church, while a member there. She had a great love for her family and friends and enjoyed spending time with them. Paula enjoyed researching family history. Her favorite pastime was shopping.
She was preceded in death by her father, Paul Taylor, grandson, Tyler Wilson, and brothers-in-law, Jack Beene and Jonas Junior Beene.
Paula is survived by her husband, Joe of the home; mother, Jimmie Jo Taylor, Broken Arrow; two sons and daughter-in-law, James and Tena Beene, Sapulpa and John and fiancé, Maeve Cumming, Brooklyn, NY; daughter, Michelle Beene, of the home; grandchildren, Curtis Wilson, Wanette and Jonathan Beene, Sapulpa; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Betty and John Henry, Broken Arrow and Lee Ann and Les Cargill, Dallas, TX; brother and sister-in-law, Michael and Sandy Taylor, Washington, DC; three brothers-in-law and spouses, Jim and Lavonna Beene, Noble; Jerry and Charlotte Beene, Shawnee, Robert and Doylene Beene, Ft. Worth, TX; sister-in-law, Linda Beene, Macomb; and many nieces and nephews whom she loved dearly.
Cooper Funeral Home of Tecumseh.
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