Gertrude Beach's Obituary
Gertrude Lloyd Beach, 98, passed away at her home Monday, September 22, 2014. A lifelong Methodist, she was a member of Collierville United Methodist Church. Mrs. Beach retired from Memphis City School System, after teaching for 20 years. She was very active for many years in United Methodist Women, Republican Women, Alpha Delta Kappa, and Freedom Foundation. Mrs. Beach, the widow of Chester Paul Beach, is survived by her children, Beverly Doddridge and Lynda Brigham both of Collierville, TN, Kerry Beach of Charlotte, NC, Vicki Beach-Korff of Munich, Germany, and Chester Paul Beach, Jr. of Granby, CT; 11 grandchildren, one great grandchild, and three great-great grandchildren. Inurnment in Memorial Park Mausoleum will be held privately for her family. The family requests that memorials be made to the charity donors’ choice. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Park Funeral Home and Cemetery, 5668 Poplar Ave. Memphis, TN 38119, “Behind the Stone Wall.”
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