Miriam Beeson Obituary

Miriam Ann Beeson SUMMERVILLE - Miriam Ann Beeson, 73, of Summerville, wife of Marvin Beeson died Friday, December 31, 2010, at Hospice Center of Charleston. Family and friends are invited to attend her funeral service on Thursday, January 6, 2011, at 11 o'clock at James A. Dyal Funeral Home Chapel, 303 S. Main Street, Summerville. Burial will follow at Dorchester Memory Gardens, 11000 Dorchester Road, Summerville. A visitation will be held Wednesday, January 5, 2011, from 6 to 8 o'clock at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Frances R. Willis SPCA, PO Box 714, Summerville, SC 29484. Mrs. Beeson was born November 5, 1937, in Winterton, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, Canada, daughter of the late Noah Piercey and Susanna Piercey. She was adopted and raised by her late aunt and uncle; Rhoda Maude Piercey and Arthur Piercey. She attended the schools of Winterton. She worked with the SPCA, Keep America Beautiful, and the Republican Party. She received Woman of Achievement Award from the South Carolina House of Representatives, Republican Woman's Caucus. She met her husband, Marvin when he was stationed in Newfoundland while in the Air Force. She and Marvin were married nearly fifty six years. Miriam lived in many different places after she left her home in Winterton, Newfoundland; Sumter, SC, Syracuse, NY, Wahiawa, Hawaii, Crestview, FL, Kernersville, NC and Charleston, SC. She worked as a Nursing Assistant at The Village at Summerville. Survivors, including her husband, are one daughter; Susan Deborah Harrelson (Jim) and one son; Gregory James Beeson, three grandchildren; Jeremy David Sanders (Jessica), Jennifer Michelle Hagley (Jeff) and Elizabeth Ann Harrelson, four great-grandchildren; Kallee, Skyla, Carley and Jeremy Dayton, and three brothers; Walter Piercey, Charles Piercey (Daphne) and Frances Piercey (Marina). She was predeceased by a daughter Peggy Beeson and a sister; Ivy Piercey. A memorial message may be written to the family by visiting our website at www.jamesadyal.com. ARRANGEMENTS BY JAMES A. DYAL FUNERAL HOME, 303 S. MAIN STREET, SUMMERVILLE, SC 29483 (843) 873-4040. Visit our guestbook at www.postandcourier.com/ deaths