Joyce Alethia "Letha" Beagles
1876 - 1956 (79 years)
Generation: 1
1. Joyce Alethia "Letha" Beagles was born on 24 Mar 1876 in Napa County, California; died on 7 Mar 1956 in Napa County, California; was buried in Tulocay Cemetery, Napa, Napa County, California. Other Events:
- Census: 1940, Napa, Napa County, California
Notes:
The marriage of Amanda M. Cassity and William H. Beagles was celebrated in Missouri in 1860. Of this union the following children were born: William H., a furniture and carpet dealer in San Francisco; Lucy, wife of Henry Clark of Chico; Clara E., Mrs. W.A. Wakerley, of San Francisco; Sarah Amanda and Emily Florence, both at home; Mary E., wife of Henry Wolf, of San Francisco ; Joyce A., at home; Robert L., of Chico; and Donald H., residing on the home place. Charles D. and Walter are deceased. The latter was a graduate of Stanford University and died in 1905. The children have been reared by their mother and all have become useful in their various locations in business and society.
Joyce Shaner, Kin of Pioneer Family, Passes.
Mrs. Joyce Beagles Shaner, native of Napa Valley and daughter of pioneer parents, died yesterday in her home at 3076 Big Ranch Rd. – after a lingering illness. She was 79.
Her father, William H. Beagles, crossed the plains to California in 1852, then returned East via sailing ship and mule train across the Isthmus of Panama to claim his bride. He and his wife, Amanda, then crossed the plains and settle on Big Ranch Rd in 1964.
Mrs. Shaner attended local schools and Chico State College. Following her married to the late Arthur Shaner, she divided her time between Napa and San Francisco. She was an enthusiastic devotee of outdoor activities in her youth.
She is survived by her brother, Donald H. Beagles, with whom she made her home; a sister, Amanda S. Beagles of Colusa; two nieces, Pearl W. Bowen of Williams and Alethea Read of Santa Rosa; and a great-niece, Barbara Underhill of Oakland.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow from Treadway and Wigger Garden Chapel, followed by entombment in Tulocay Mausoleum.
The Napa Valley Register, Napa, California. Thursday, 8 March 1956.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153442568/joyce-alethia-shaner
Memorial MausoleumJoyce married Arthur Lester Shaner in 1919. Arthur was born on 18 Feb 1885; died on 24 Jan 1924 in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California; was buried in San Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]