Rev. Dexter Daniel BEAVERS

Male 1922 - 2008  (85 years)


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  • Name Dexter Daniel BEAVERS 
    Prefix Rev. 
    Born 29 May 1922  Tazewell Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Public Records Index, Volume 1
      Name: Rv Dexter D Beavers
      Birth Date: 29 May 1922
      Phone Number: 840-1509
      Address: 812 W Jefferson St, Tupelo, MS, 38804-3606 (1993)
      [812 W Jefferson St, Tupelo, MS, 38804-3606]
      [1514 Martin Hill Dr, Tupelo, MS, 38804-5112 (1996)]

    Gender Male 
    Died 08 Feb 2008  Hamilton Co. TN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
      Name: Dexter D. Beavers
      Last Residence: 37343 Hixson, Hamilton, Tennessee
      BORN: 29 May 1922
      Died: 8 Feb 2008
      State (Year) SSN issued: Virginia (Before 1951)
    Buried Tupelo Memorial Park Cemetery, Tupelo, Lee Co. MS Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • CENSUS RECORDS

      1930 United States Federal Census
      Name: Dexter Beavers
      Gender: Male
      Birth Year: abt 1923
      Birthplace: Virginia
      Race: White
      Home in 1930: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
      Marital Status: Single
      Relation to Head of House: Son
      Father's Name: Dexter Beavers
      Father's Birthplace: West Virginia
      Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
      Household Members:
      Dexter Beavers 29
      Dexter Beavers 7
      Gail Beavers 6
      Nell P Beavers 5
      Marvin Beavers 4
      Bandy Beavers 27 [uncle]
      Mollie Beavers 24 [aunt]
      Eula Beavers 7 [cousin]
      Willa Beavers 6 [cousin]
      Ruby Beavers 4 [cousin]

      1940 United States Federal Census
      Name: Dexter Beavers Junior
      Age: 17
      Estimated Birth Year: abt 1923
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Birthplace: Virginia
      Marital Status: Single
      Relation to Head of House: Son
      Home in 1940: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
      Inferred Residence in 1935: Rural, Tazewell, Virginia
      Residence in 1935: Rural, Tazewell, Virginia
      Resident on farm in 1935: No
      Attended School or College: Yes
      Highest Grade Completed: High School, 3rd year
      Household Members:
      Dexter Beavers 39
      Mae Beavers 35 [stepmother]
      Dexter Beavers 17
      Gaile Beavers 16
      Nell Beavers 14
      Bob Beavers 13

      OBITUARY

      Northeast Miss. Daily Journal; 14 Feb. 2008

      TUPELO - Dexter Daniel Beavers, 85, died Friday, Feb. 8, 2008, in Chattanooga, Tenn., where he lived with his daughter and son-in-law.

      He was born May 29, 1922, in Raven, Va., to Dexter Boyd Beavers and Stella Maynard Beavers. He volunteered for duty with the U.S. Army Signal Corps and served three years in New Guinea and the Philippines during World War II.

      Upon returning, he married and began a preaching career spanning over 55 years in locations from Tennessee to Florida and Virginia to Mississippi, including radio and television evangelism. He preached full-time for churches in Fulton and Houston, Miss., before retiring in 1992 and moving to Tupelo, where he was very active for more than 10 years in the teaching and outreach work of the Gloster Street Church of Christ.

      During that time he was also a member of the Tupelo Luncheon Civitan Club and a charter member and on the Board of Directors for The Shepherd Center. He came out of retirement in 1999 to serve the Lawson Chapel Church of Christ in Prairie, before finally retiring five years later due to ill health.

      Throughout his life he was dedicated to helping others, no matter what their situation, in the name of the Lord. His daily motto was simple: "Do it now!" He will always be remembered for his active card ministry, sending birthday and anniversary wishes to many of the people he taught, baptized or married during his active years. At his request, his body has been given for scientific research through Anatomy Gifts Registry. A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, at Gloster Street Church of Christ in Tupelo.

      Survivors include two children, Dexter Samuel (Laura) of Charlotte, Tenn., and Emile Ann (Richard) Salisbury of Chattanooga, Tenn.; one brother, M.R. "Bob" (Opal) Beavers of Marion, N.C.; five grandchildren, five great-grandchildren.

      He was preceded in death by his wife, Sarah. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be sent to Boyd-Buchanan School, 4626 Bonnieway Drive, Chattanooga, TN 37411, Attention: R. Perry (Memorial for Emile's dad); or East Tennessee School of Preaching and Missions, 6608 Beaver Ridge Road, Knoxville, TN 37931 (In memory of Dexter D. Beavers); or to a local hospice organization of choice.
    Person ID I26675  Master File
    Last Modified 28 Sep 2014 

    Father Dexter Boyd BEAVERS,   b. 01 Jan 1901, McDowell Co. WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aug 1976, Tazewell Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Stella Maynard,   b. May 1899, Tazewell Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1940  (Age ~ 41 years) 
    Married 22 Oct 1921  Tazewell Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Divorced Bef 1930 
    Family ID F11648  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Bishop,   b. 07 Apr 1918,   d. 12 Mar 1998  (Age 79 years) 
    Children 
     1. Dexter Samuel BEAVERS
     2. Emily Ann BEAVERS
    Last Modified 30 Aug 2014 
    Family ID F11650  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart