Gladys Beagle, formerly of Arrowwood, passed away Thursday, June 24, 2004 at the Vulcan Community Health Centre at the age of 99 years.
Gladys was born December 7, 1904 at Minot, North Dakota to Paul and Rose Norton. In 1903 the Norton family moved to Reid Hill. When Gladys was fifteen years old, they moved to Arrowwood. She attended and finished her school days at New Arrowwood School where she met Don Beagle. In 1929 they were married and they moved onto John Culp’s farm. From there they moved to the original Beagle farm on the hill. They rented the land and farmed it for six years. They raised their family of four during the dirty thirties. During that time Gladys drove the team of horses pulling the democrat while Don spread the grasshopper poison on the crops. In 1939 they bought and moved onto the Hollenberg farm where they ran a mixed farming operation.
Gladys helped Don drive the school bus. She grew a big garden, canned vegetables and fruit, milked cows and they butchered their own beef and pork. Many Sundays were spent with friends and relatives serving fried chicken and homemade pie. Gladys was a member of the Church of the Brethren Ladies Aid and helped provide for needy families.
In 1971 Gladys and Don retired and moved into Arrowwood. They enjoyed holidays to Alaska, N.W.T. and Yukon, Europe, Hawaii, several States and a bus trip across Canada. Don and Gladys were members of the Friendship Club in Arrowwood. She enjoyed playing pool with Lola Roberts and others. Gladys always enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren.
Loving mother of two daughters Marvina Phillips of Innisfail, Myrna (Marvin) Winch of Edmonton, son Ron of Arrowwood, daughter-in-law Frances (Earl) Auvigne of Arrowwood, sixteen grandchildren, thirty-eight great grandchildren, five great great grandchildren, a brother Clarence (Dorothy) Norton of Abbotsford, B.C., a sister Florence Sowles of Seattle, Washington, sister-in-law Thelma Beagle of Calgary and numerous nieces and nephews.
Gladys was predeceased by her husband Don in 1993, a son Melvin in 1989, her parents, two brothers Mervin (Effie) and Ernie (Irma and Norma) Norton, three sisters Eva (Elwood) Miller, Minnie Shatto, Hazel (Russell) Shultz, a brother-in-law Lawney Johnson, a sister-in-law Eileen Norton and a daughter-in-law Mabel Beagle.
Funeral service Friday July 2, 2004 at 2:00 p.m. at the Arrowwood Gospel Church with Pastor Vaughn Manson officiating.
Honorary bearers Granddaughters Lorea Grant, Trudy Leach, Nancy Crawford, Deannie Gass, Christine Harmacy, Angela McGhee and Sharon Tischer.
Casket bearers Grandsons Ken Beagle, Doug Beagle, Dale Beagle, Monty Beagle, Jay Beagle, Tracy Beagle, Graham Phillips, Gary Phillips and Rollin Phillips.
Internment Arrowwood Cemetery.
If friends so desire, tributes in Gladys’s memory can be made to the Palliative Care Unit, Vulcan Community Health Centre Box 299, Vulcan T0L 2B0.
Arrangements in care of Vulcan Funeral Home. Directors. Telephone 1-403-485-2633. E-mail condolences to vulcanfuneralhome@hotmail.com.