LOUISBURG - Joseph Benjamin “Ben” Beasley, Jr., of Franklin County passed away Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at Franklin Regional Medical Center.  He was the husband of Jo Ann Edwards Beasley and the son of the late Joseph Benjamin Beasley and Elizabeth Wagstaff Beasley of Franklin County.  His life personified love, kindness and a gentle nature. 

Surviving him are his wife, Jo Ann Beasley; sister, Beth Beasley Dickerson and brother-in-law, R.C. Dickerson of Wake Forest, NC; niece Elizabeth Beck Dickerson Morris and husband Jason Morris of Spring Lake, NC; nephew, R.C. Dickerson, Jr. and wife Suzy Dickerson; great-nephew, Zack Dickerson, and great-niece, Sydney Dickerson, all of San Antonio, TX.

He was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, graduated Mills High School, Louisburg, NC in 1948 and served in the US Army from 1953-1955.  He graduated Kings Business College in Raleigh, NC in 1957 and retired from the NC Employment Security Commission in 1988 with 30 years of service.

Funeral services will be held Thursday at 3:00 p.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Kelly Gallagher-Smith officiating.  Burial will follow in the church cemetery. 

The family will receive friends Thursday from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. at the church. 

Arrangements are being handled by Lancaster Funeral and Cremation Services, 804 N. Bickett Boulevard, Louisburg.  The flag in front of the funeral home flies at half-staff in honor of Mr. Beasley’s service to his country.

Online condolences may be made to www.lancasterfcs.com.

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