Charles E. Beebe
Charles “Charlie” E. Beebe, 92, of Scotia, passed away on Saturday, May 13, 2023 at the Good Samaritan Society – Grand Island Village.
Services were held on Thursday, May 18, 2023, at the United Methodist Church in Scotia. Inurnment with Military Honors was held in the Mt. Hope Cemetery in Scotia. Pastor Arsene Lumami officiated. Sue Vlach was the organist. Congregational hynmns included “Because He Lives,” and “Amazing Grace.” Honorary pallbearers included the 1994 Schuyler Girls State Basketball Team.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the Scotia EMTs or the donor’s choice. Jacobsen-Greenway-Dietz Funeral Home in St. Paul assisted the family.
Charlie was born on February 5, 1931 in Ord, to Glen and Opal (Shirley) Beebe. He lived in North Loup and graduated from North Loup High School in 1948. He worked in Scotia from 1950 until entering the United States Army April 1952, serving in Germany until March 1954.
He was united in marriage to Delouris I. McWilliams on August 20, 1952 in Scotia. Upon returning from the Army, he and Delouris lived in Scotia their entire lives. Delouris passed away on January 13, 2013. Charlie continued to live in Scotia until entering the Good Samaritan Village in May 2023.
Charlie was a licensed real estate agent and insurance agent and operated, with Delouris, the Beebe Insurance Agency until February 15, 1964. Following that sale, he became the U.S. Postal Service Rural Letter Carrier, serving for over thirty- one years. Upon retiring from the postal service, he managed the North Loup Insurance Agency at the North Loup Valley Bank for several years, and then became the Veteran’s Service Office for Greeley and Wheeler counties for seven years.
Charlie loved aviation. He loved to fly. After taking flying lessons, he soloed in 1960 in an airplane that he and his good friend, Vic Wegner, purchased in a partnership.
Besides working for many years, he made time for hunting, fishing, trap shooting, and following high school sports, especially the Schuyler girls’ and boys’ teams. Charlie served several terms on the Scotia School Board, Scotia town board, and Scotia Housing Authority Board, for many years on the Scotia Fire Department, and on the Nebraska State Democratic Central Committee. He was an Admiral in the Great Navy of Nebraska, a Master Mason, a Knight Templar, a member of the American Legion, DAV, and Lions Club. Of all the things he was a part of, the most important was his children and grandchildren.
Those left to cherish his memory include his children, Laura Beebe of Scotia and Lyndon and Cindy Beebe of Schuyler; grandchildren, Hillary and Brady Baker of Chambers, Cole and Kassi Beebe of Stanton, Connor Beebe and Emma Steeve of Omaha, and Noah Beebe of Columbus.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Delouris, and his parents. Memorials are suggested to the Scotia or Greeley EMTs, Cancer Society, or the Red Cross.