Beulah Esther Stains
1924-2013

Beulah Esther Stains, 89, St. Joseph, Missouri died Sunday, August 4, 2013 at a healthcare facility in Oregon, Missouri.
She was born May 14, 1924 to John and Rosie (Walker) Vandever in Cookeville, Tennessee.
She married Harold Wesley Stains on March 15, 1947. He preceded her in death on February 23, 1995.
Beaulah was also preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Wesley, Richard, Jasper, David, and Olen; and step-father, John Vandever. Survivors: son, Ron Fimple (Kathryn), Grand Island, Nebraska; grandchildren, Roni Ann Mauer, Jill Young (Chris), Paula Trautman, Troy Hughes (Jodi), Tyler Hughes (Lori), and Travis Hughes (Clariza); twelve great-grandchildren; twelve great-great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Services: 10:00 A.M. Thursday, Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory. Interment Bellemont Cemetery, Wathena, Kansas. The family will receive friends 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Wednesday, Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory, where friends may call after 5:00 P.M. Flowers are appreciated and for those wishing to make a contribution, the family requests they be made to a charity of the donor’s choice. Online guest book and obituary at www.meierhoffer.com.