Ella Maxine Beardsley Lockhart
Ella Maxine Beardsley Lockhart, 79, of Mt. Vernon, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, September 25, 2012, at 2:10 am. She was born on November 25, 1932, in Washington County, Ohio, a daughter of Pearl and Ella Peiffer Noland. She worked as a waitress in the Columbus area and attended the Church of Christ.
She married Russell Beardsley who preceded her in death. Five sons survive: Kevin (Violet) Beardsley of Wingett Run, Terry Beardsley of Marietta, David (Vicki) Beardsley and Rodney (Sharon) Beardsley both of Mt. Vernon, Daniel (Cindy) Beardsley of Thurston, OH; 16 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren, 6 brothers and 3 sisters.
Later she married Ronald B. Lockhart who also preceded her in death.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husbands, daughter Kimberly Weckbacher and 3 grandchildren: Melissa Weckbacher, Brian and Brittany Beardsley, 4 brothers and 1 sister.
Funeral services will be held on Friday (Sept. 28) at 3:00 pm at McClure-Schafer-Lankford Funeral Home with burial in Green Lawn Cemetery in Lowell. Friends may call at the funeral home on Thursday after 2:00pm with family present from 2-4 & 6-8. Messages of sympathy may be sent at www.mslfuneralhome.com.