Benjamin S. Beall, III

Benjamin S. Beall, III, a loving husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather, passed away In Easton, Maryland on June 9, 2010 after a full life. He was 94. Born August 31, 1915 in Lexington, Mississippi, he was the son of Benjamin S. Beall, Jr., and Tallulah Lipscomb Beall of Holmes County, Mississippi. He graduated from Lexington High School and from Mississippi State University with an Electrical Engineering Degree in 1936. He was recognized as Tau Beta Phi and was a second generation member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity. After graduation, Ben was invited to join General Electric in Schenectady, NY as an electrical engineer. He married his wife, Juanita Stewart of Magnolia, Mississippi, on December 22, 1940. Ben and Nita resided for over 25 years in Bryn Mawr, PA while Ben worked for General Electric. Later, they lived for more than 22 years in Lake Forest, IL while Ben continued his career in the electrical manufacturing industry, retiring as President of Lindberg Corporation in 1980. Upon retirement Ben and Nita moved to Pass Christian, MS on the Gulf Coast where they resided for over 20 years until their home was totally destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. After this loss, Ben and Nita moved to St. Michaels, MD to be close to family on the Eastern Shore. In 2007, they bought a home in Londonderry Retirement Community. Ben loved his homes and travel. He had vacation homes in Steamboat Springs, CO, where he skied until he was 80, and a cottage on Basin Harbour Key off Abaco in the Bahamas where he continued to snorkel and spear fish with friends and family including his grandchildren until age 90. Ben loved to hunt, snorkel, and ski with his children and grandchildren; Republican politics; and bridge. He was a member of Saints Peter and Paul in Easton. But Ben will be remembered by his family for his greatest love, the 70 married years he spent doing everything with his spouse, Juanita. Ben is survived by his wife of 70 years, Juanita Stewart Beall and children; sons, Ben Beall IV and wife, Millie of Steamboat Springs, CO and grandchildren, Ben V and Rodney; Stewart L. Beall and wife, Bobbi of Steamboat Springs, CO and grandchildren, Lindsey and Stewart Jr.; daughters, Julia Beall Passyn and husband, Ted of Trappe, MD and grandchildren, Andrew, Ted, Katherine, John, Benjamin, Julia, Juanita, Elizabeth, and Tallulah and Juanita Edelmann, of Kaikoura, New Zealand and grandchildren, Shayder and Gemma; and 12 great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by two sisters, Elizabeth Beall King and Julia Beall Jordan and a grandson, Michael Passyn. A mass of Christian burial will be held at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church on Saturday, June 19 at noon, where friends may call from 11:00 until 11:45 a.m. Burial will follow at Oxford Cemetery. Arrangements by Fellows, Helfenbein & Newnam Funeral Home, P.A. in Easton, MD.

Benjamin S. Beall, III

August 31, 1915 - June 9, 2010