Virginia Ruth Beasley Meeks

Virginia Ruth Beasley Meeks, 90, of Sparkman died Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014 at Twin Rivers Nursing and Rehab in Arkadelphia. She was born Dec. 13, 1923 in Tinsman, Ark. She was a retired LPN and a member of First Baptist Church in Sparkman. She is preceded in death by her parents, Noah Beasley and Kate Hopper Beasley; son, Fred Meeks; and three sisters, Noel Dean Simpson, Katherine Crawford and Anna Mae Berryhill. She is survived by one son, Jerry Michael Meeks of Sparkman; one sister, Majorie Fleming of Sparkman; two grandchildren; and three great grandchildren. Memorial services will be 10 a.m. Monday at Benton Funeral Home in Fordyce. To sign the online register visit www.bentonfuneralhome.net.