ARAH WANDAH BEESON-FOUTS, 86, mother of the Rev. R. Mark Beeson, lead pastor of Granger Community UMC in Granger, Ind., died Monday, Dec. 12, 2011. She was a member for more than four decades of the Bradley United Methodist Church in Greenfield, Ind. Visitation will be Tuesday, Dec. 27, from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Stillinger Family Funeral Home, 1780 West Main Street in Greenfield, Ind. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 28 at the Bradley United Methodist Church, 210 West Main Street in Greenfield. A private memorial and interment is scheduled for the family at Spring Hill Cemetery at Heritage Pointe (formerly known as the United Methodist Memorial Home) in Warren, Ind. Survivors include: children, Becky Beeson-Hunter (Joel), Mark Beeson (Sheila) and Matt Beeson (Linda); eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two husbands, Max Beeson and Warren Fouts; and great-granddaughter, Ava Hunter. Memorial contributions may be sent to support the missions work at Bradley United Methodist Church, 210 West Main Street, Greenfield, IN 46140. Condolences may be sent to the Rev. Mark & Mrs. (Shelia) Beeson, 630 University Drive E, Granger, IN 46530.
