Jesse Adolph Beazley Jr

February 22, 1923 - June 05, 2015

Jesse A. Beazley, Jr.

Sir Jesse A. Beazley, Jr., 92, native of Jessamine County, born Feb. 22, 1923left his earthly home on Friday, June 5, at the VA Medical Center. He was the son of the late Jesse Adolph, Sr. and Mary Ella Burton Beazley and widower of Dorothy Beazley since 1999. Jesse had resided with his son James and wife Jeanie and their children Halee and Christian for the past 13 ½ years. He was a retired supervisor of Lexington Economy Wholesale Drugs and former employee of Cecil Platt. He was a member of the Hour of Redemption Church, in Garrard County and the Lancaster Masonic Lodge # 104. He was a US Army veteran having served in WWII and in 2003 the Ambassador of France awarded him a certificate from the French government as a thank you for the liberation of France in 1944 and 1945. The French Legion of Honor named him a Knight in 2009. In 2008 he served as the Grand Marshall in the Jessamine Jamboree Parade. He leaves his many cherished memories with his 6 children Jesse Lynn Beazley Greene, Mark Lewis Beazley, wife Brenda, Ann Darlington Owens, husband Roger, Amy Burton Beazley Gains, Joseph Anthony Beazley, and James Arthur Beazley, wife Jeanie, 11 grandchildren, and 14 great grandchildren and nephew Woody Sparks. He was preceded in death by a sister Ann Beazley Sparks. A Service of Remembrance will be held at 11:00 AM June 10, at Hager & Cundiff Funeral Home. He will be laid to rest at Camp Nelson National Cemetery with full Military Honors including the Camp Nelson Honor Guard Caisson. Honoring him as pallbearers will be John Richard Greene, Jr., Randy Greene, Brandon Gaines, Bradley Urley, Christian Beazley, Johnathon Greene, and Mark Beazley. Honorary bearers will be Woody Sparks, Jesse Sparks, Josh Sparks, Doug Day, Allen Sparks, Ray Sparks , Tony Sparks, A.C. Huffman and the Lancaster DAV Post 25. His family will greet friends from 4 to 8 PM on Tuesday, June 9, at the funeral home. Donations may be made in his memory to the Lancaster DAV Post 25 or the Camp Nelson Honor Guard.

Funeral Information

Service of Remembrance: 11:00 AM Wednesday, June 10
Hager & Cundiff Funeral Home

Laid To Rest: Camp Nelson National Cemetery
Military Honors

Receiving Friends: 4 to 8 PM Tuesday, June 9
Hager & Cundiff Funeral Home

Donations Information

Lancaster DAV Post 25

Camp Nelson National Honor Guard
213 Southtown Branch Rd.
Nicholasville, KY 40356

Donations Link:

Camp Nelson Honor Guard

Directions

Visitation: Hager & Cundiff F.H.

Service: Hager & Cundiff F.H.

Cemetery: Map to Camp Nelson