Lola (Miller) Beaty Steele Tharp – Christopher

Lola (Miller) Beaty Steele Tharp, 99, of Christopher, passed away on Monday January 4, 2021.

She was born on March 26, 1921 in Rend City, IL to Russell and Lillian (Moore) Miller. She was married to Roy Beaty, then she married Kenneth Steele and Ethridge Tharp.

She is survived by her daughter Phyllis (Jerry) Greenwood of Ironton, Ohio; four grandchildren Cheryl (Bill) Ferguson of Cincinnati, Dan (Lisa) Greenwood of St Louis, MO, Kyle (Karen) Greenwood of Lakewood, CO and Sarah (Bill) Thompson of Cincinnati; nine great grandchildren; 2 great great grandchildren; one step-daughter Judith (George) Buck of Springfield, IL.

She was preceded in death by her parents, three husbands, one son Russell Carroll Beaty, and three brothers Lyle, Wallace and Glenn.

She was a lifelong member of the Rend City Baptist Church.

Graveside service will be on Saturday January 9, 2021 at 10:00 AM at the Masonic & IOOF Cemetery in Benton. There will also be a Celebration of Life service on Saturday January 9, 2021 at 1:00 PM at the Rend City Baptist Church.

For more information go to our website www.gilbertfuneralhomes.com

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