Mary Belle Beasley

January 8, 1920 - August 14, 2021

Mary Belle Beasley, age 101, of Mount Prospect, Illinois, formerly of West Memphis, passed away Saturday, August 14, 2021. Mrs. Beasley was born January 8, 1920. After spending nearly fifty years in West Memphis, Arkansas, she lived the final twenty years of her life in Mount Prospect, Illinois. Always a hard worker, she held down multiple jobs at the same time while raising her six children and nephew, Robert 'Rickey' Brooks, with the help of her mother, Ina Belle Choate. She always enjoyed fishing, playing bingo, gardening, and cooking for her family. She loved to tell people about the time Elvis stopped by the store where she was working to purchase food and fireworks. Mrs. Beasley married Ben Beasley, after fifty-seven years of marriage, he preceded her in death. She is survived by daughters; Mary Granzow (Neil), Joyce Eckles (Buff), and Susan Peterson (Randy), many grandchildren, nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by sons; Benny and David, daughter, Ina Faye Dalton, sisters; Elizabeth Ivy and Ona Mae Hough, and a brother, Joe Choate. Services for Mrs. Beasley will be held at Stevens Funeral Home Chapel, 2:00 P.M., Tuesday, August 24, 2021, with burial in Forrest Park Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday, 1:00 P.M., until the time of the service, with Stevens Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. You may log on to stevensfuneralhome.net for the online registry.