David E. Beardsley, of En- cinitas, Calif., died Wednesday, Feb. 19 peacefully in his home. He was born Oct. 14, 1931, in Elkhart, Ind., son of the late Ed- ward and Olive Beardsley.
He spent his childhood in Elkhart with frequent visits to Ennis, Mont., where in 1949 his family built a cabin up Jack- ass Creek. In 1954 he married Nancy Stahr Leadbeater of Eh- khart, Ind. They soon moved to Hawaii where he was stationed in the Navy, returning to earn his animal husbandry degree from Montana State University in 1956.
Residing in Ennis, he
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worked on local ranches and managed the Beardsley Stock Ranch on Varney Road for 10 years. Together he and Nancy had six children: David Arthur, Robert Stahr, Timothy A. (Jane Oakes), Matthew and Andrew, all born in Ennis at the Madison Valley Hospital by Doc Losee; and daughter Jennifer, born in Bozeman.
In 1963 they moved to Boz- eman, where he owned and ran Long's Big O Tire and Alignment for 13 years. In 1978 the fam- ily moved to Scottsdale, Ariz., where he resided for five years and was a real estate developer. In 1983 he moved to Califor-
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nia, and in the early 1990s was married to Diane Harmony for a time. He spent the remainder of his life by the ocean in Encinitas, Calif.
He was a devoted and cher- ished longtime member of the Seaside Center for Spiritual Liv- ing in Encinitas, and gave gener- ously of his time as a daily vol- unteer. His brother Lem and son Andrew predeceased him.
There are no calling hours. A memorial service will be cel- ebrated on Sunday, March 2, at 4 p.m. at the Seaside Center for Spiritual living, 1613 Lake Drive, Encinitas, CA 92024 with the Rev. Tami Mars officiating. A local service in Ennis is planned for a date yet to be determined. Burial is private. In lieu of flow- ers, memorial donations may be made to the Seaside Center for Spiritual Living, Encinitas, Ca- lif., your local VA hospital or Trinity Episcopal Church in Ennis.