Edna Jane Beegle, 81

Edna Jane Beegle, 81, of Racine, passed away, at 8:26 p.m. on Thursday, December 20, 2018, in the Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, Ohio. Born January 12, 1937, in, Syracuse, she was the daughter of the late John and Doris Shumway Gilmore. She was a former Racine Village Clerk, and she volunteered part time at the Meigs County Jail as a cook when her husband Bob Beegle served as the Meigs County Sherriff. She was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, and she loved to decorate the Church. She also made the seasonal wreaths for the Racine Veterans Monument. 

Jane will lovingly be remembered by her husband Robert “Bob” Beegle, whom she married on June 9, 1971 Pearisburg, Virginia, her children, Kimberly (Kerry) Taylor-Hull, of Kansas City, Missouri,  Kelly John Taylor, of Delaware, Ohio, and Kerri (Greg) Mellick, of Shelby, Ohio. Two grandchildren, Jonathan (Noemi) Taylor, and Konner Taylor, two step-grandchildren, Logan and Lindy Hull, a brother, John F. Gilmore, of Bradenton, Florida, a sister, Valeri (Rick) Ashley, of Land O’ Lakes, Florida, and numerous nieces and nephews also survive.

In addition to her parents, Jane is preceded in death by her first husband, Kennith Taylor.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, December 27, 2018 in the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Pomeroy, Ohio. Father Mark Moore will officiate and interment will follow in the Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. on Wednesday evening at Cremeens-King Funeral Home, Racine, Ohio. Expressions of sympathy may be sent to the family by visiting www.cremeensfuneralhomes.com