Lura Mae Beacher ^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9}

   FamilySearch ID: 9C6N-G3W.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1940 in Lewes, Sussex, DE. ¹² The 1940 census recorded living the home at 115 Woodland: Alfred Beacher, 48, living with wife Emma J., 40; John C., 23; Lillian A. Evans, 20; Alfred R., 17; William, 15; Henry W., 13; and Richard G., 11, Lura M., 7, and Joseph L., 2. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania except John and Lura in Ohio and Alfred R. in Delaware. Also in their home was Laban Evans, son in law, 23, born in Maryland, and granddaughter Reida V. Evans, 2 and grandson Alfred J. T. Evans, 0, both born in Delaware. In 1935, the census reports they were living in Burton, Geauga, Ohio.

2. Census in 1950 in Queen Anne, Queen Anne's, MD, USA. ¹³ The 1950 census recorded Alfred Beacher, farmer, 58, living with wife Emma J., 51; son John C., attends to nursery plants, 33; Henry W., carpenter, widowed, 23; Lura Mae, sewing sheets in rubber manufacturing, 18; Joseph L., 12; James W., 9; and Suzanne, 6. Alfred, Emma, and Henry were born in Pennsylvania. John C. and Lura Mae were born in Ohio. Joseph and James were born in Delaware, and Suzanne in Maryland.

3. Residence: on 23 Dec 1977 in Salisbury Twp., Lancaster, PA. ³

4. Residence: 505 Sherwood Dr N, Middletown, NY, 10941-1311 in 1987 in Middletown, Orange, NY, USA. ¹¹

5. Residence: on 23 Jan 1991 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA. ⁶

6. Residence: 860 N 12th St., Reading, PA 19604 in 1993 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA. ¹⁴

7. Residence: on 7 Oct 1996 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA. ⁷

8. Residence: on 12 Jun 2007 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA. ⁹

9. Residence: on 7 Feb 2014 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA. ¹⁵

10. Obituary: Parsell Funeral Home: obituary of Lura Mae Parsons on 13 Jan 2016 in Lewes, Sussex, DE. ⁸ Lura Mae Parsons, age 83, of Lewes, DE passed away on Wednesday, January 13, 2016, at Harbor Healthcare & Rehab. Center, in Lewes, DE. She was born Saturday, July 9, 1932 in Newbury, OH, daughter of the late Alfred and Emma (Beecroft) Beacher.

Mrs. Parsons worked at the Kent Manufacturing Plant in Chestertown, MD where she lived through the tragic 1954 plant explosion. She enjoyed cooking, dancing and her beautiful vegetable and rose garden. Most of all she enjoyed her time helping raise her grandchildren who were the apples of her eyes. Mrs. Parsons was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, friend, and daughter who will be missed by all who knew her.

In addition to her parents, Mrs. Parsons was preceded in death by her loving husband, Douglas Parsons, in 2012, her eight siblings and her favorite niece, Linda Scott. She is survived by her two daughters: Denise M. Parsons of Orlando, FL and Carol Ann Parsons of Lewes, DE; her two grandchildren: Marcia Duncan and her companion, Will Scott and Timmy Duncan and his companion, Taryn Shillady; her sister, Sue Bello of Elkton, MD; and her two grand-dogs: Wookie and Buddy.

A Celebration of her Life will be held on Tuesday, January 19, 2016, at 3:00 PM at Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Atkins-Lodge Chapel, 16961 Kings Highway, Lewes, DE where friends may visit beginning at 2:00 PM. There will be a reception to follow the services, destination to be announced. A big thank you to her nephew Joe Beacher, son of her late beloved brother Joe for providing the reception.

Lura married Douglas Dennis Parsons, son of Ellwood James Parsons and Anna Gertrude Dennis. (Douglas Dennis Parsons was born on 21 Mar 1932 in Baltimore, Baltimore, MD ¹⁶ and died on 23 Aug 2012 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA ².)