NOEL MOYSAN, CORINA CHESTNUT, SIDNEY ELIZABETH KING, AND ALLIE MARIE KING OF CHRISTIANSBURG, VIRGINIA, CASSIE L. OAKES. SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW, IRIS AND JAMES SIMPKINS OF CHRISTIANSBURG, VIRGINIA, BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW, JAMES AND DIXIE WOODS OF SALEM, VIRGINIA; STEPSISTER AND HER HUSBAND, LINDA AND BOB NEALE OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA; UNCLES AND THEIR WIVES, ROY AND AUDREY WOODS AND JOHN AND FRANCIS CUPP. BEA WILL BE REMEMBERED BY MANY IN THE COMMUNITY AS A LEADER IN NURSING. SHE COMPLETED HER NURSES TRAINING IN 1950 AND BEGAN HER CAREER AT SAINT ALBANS HOSPITAL IN RADFORD, VIRGINIA. HER CAREER INCLUDED WORKING IN NORTH CAROLINA, MISSISSIPPI, ROANOKE AND CHRISTIANSBURG, VIRGINIA. BEA RETIRED FROM THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM IN 1998, WHILE TEACHING MANY YEARS AT BLACKSBURG HIGH SCHOOL IN EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN AND NURSING. BEA WAS A LEADER IN THE EARLY DAYS OF THE CHRISTIANSBURG RESCUE SQUAD AND IT'S EFFORTS. SHE INSPIRED MANY PEOPLE TO ENTER THE PROFESSION OF NURSING. THE NUMBER OF LIVES AND CAREERS SHE TOUCHED ARE TO NUMEROUS TO MENTION. SHE WILL BE MISSED BY MANY, ESPECIALLY BY THIS WRITER. BEA WAS ONE OF MY HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS AND FRIENDS IN HIGH SCHOOL AND FOR YEARS AFTER HIGH SCHOOL. SHE WAS AN EXCELLENT ROLE MODEL! BEA WAS A VERY LOVING AND CARING INDIVIDUAL!! BEA'S FUNERAL WAS HELD ON MARCH 15, 2005 AT THE GRAVESIDE IN SUNSET CEMETERY IN CHRISTIANSBURG, VIRGINIA, AT 11:00 A.M., BY MR. PORTER RINER AND MR. DALE SIMPKINS OFFICIATING. CAUSE OF DEATH WAS CANCER. BEA FOUGHT A COURAGEOUS BATTLE AND NEVER GAVE UP DURING HER ILLNESS. MAY SHE REST IN PEACE FOREVER WITH THE LORD! FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS WERE HANDLED BY HORNE FUNERAL SERVICE IN CHRISTIANSBURG, VIRGINIA.
NOEL MOYSAN, CORINA CHESTNUT, SIDNEY ELIZABETH KING, AND ALLIE MARIE KING OF CHRISTIANSBURG, VIRGINIA, CASSIE L. OAKES. SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW, IRIS AND JAMES SIMPKINS OF CHRISTIANSBURG, VIRGINIA, BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW, JAMES AND DIXIE WOODS OF SALEM, VIRGINIA; STEPSISTER AND HER HUSBAND, LINDA AND BOB NEALE OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA; UNCLES AND THEIR WIVES, ROY AND AUDREY WOODS AND JOHN AND FRANCIS CUPP. BEA WILL BE REMEMBERED BY MANY IN THE COMMUNITY AS A LEADER IN NURSING. SHE COMPLETED HER NURSES TRAINING IN 1950 AND BEGAN HER CAREER AT SAINT ALBANS HOSPITAL IN RADFORD, VIRGINIA. HER CAREER INCLUDED WORKING IN NORTH CAROLINA, MISSISSIPPI, ROANOKE AND CHRISTIANSBURG, VIRGINIA. BEA RETIRED FROM THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM IN 1998, WHILE TEACHING MANY YEARS AT BLACKSBURG HIGH SCHOOL IN EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN AND NURSING. BEA WAS A LEADER IN THE EARLY DAYS OF THE CHRISTIANSBURG RESCUE SQUAD AND IT'S EFFORTS. SHE INSPIRED MANY PEOPLE TO ENTER THE PROFESSION OF NURSING. THE NUMBER OF LIVES AND CAREERS SHE TOUCHED ARE TO NUMEROUS TO MENTION. SHE WILL BE MISSED BY MANY, ESPECIALLY BY THIS WRITER. BEA WAS ONE OF MY HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS AND FRIENDS IN HIGH SCHOOL AND FOR YEARS AFTER HIGH SCHOOL. SHE WAS AN EXCELLENT ROLE MODEL! BEA WAS A VERY LOVING AND CARING INDIVIDUAL!! BEA'S FUNERAL WAS HELD ON MARCH 15, 2005 AT THE GRAVESIDE IN SUNSET CEMETERY IN CHRISTIANSBURG, VIRGINIA, AT 11:00 A.M., BY MR. PORTER RINER AND MR. DALE SIMPKINS OFFICIATING. CAUSE OF DEATH WAS CANCER. BEA FOUGHT A COURAGEOUS BATTLE AND NEVER GAVE UP DURING HER ILLNESS. MAY SHE REST IN PEACE FOREVER WITH THE LORD! FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS WERE HANDLED BY HORNE FUNERAL SERVICE IN CHRISTIANSBURG, VIRGINIA.