June 03, 1951 – April 06, 2025
Judith Ann (Franklin) Beasley was born in Chanute, Kansas on June 3, 1951, to Robert Lee Franklin and Frances Ilene (Tripp) Franklin. As the oldest of four children and as her mother battled sickness, she learned early on to take care of those around her. She graduated from Ruskin High School in 1969, got married and had two beautiful daughters with John Ronald
Burch. Somewhat of a nomad after losing her mother, she moved a lotto try new jobs, always searching for the one that would provide the best for her and her family. In Colorado, she found her love of policework and became a Sherriff Deputy. She worked in many other lines of business from secretary to EMT to dispatch, and after planting roots in Fort Scott, Kansas, she found her favorite job as a corrections officer from which she retired. Her hobbies included soaking in a hot bubble bath and cross-stitching. She made beautiful creations that she gave as gifts and donated to the local hospital after her husband, Delbert passed away. One of her favorites showed devotion to Jesus, depicting The Last Supper. This piece won the purple grand champion ribbon at the Kincaid Farmers Fair which she was very proud of. She was a loving sister, mother and grandmother who was not afraid to say anything that came to mind. She enjoyed cracking jokes that would sometimes make people blush and she would giggle when she knew she caught them off guard. She never knew a stranger and loved so much that if you were a friend, you knew you were also family.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Frances, father, Robert, brother, Robert Eugene “Gene” Franklin, and her husband, Delbert Lee Beasley, Jr. She will be greatly missed by her sister, Linda Diana Langley and husband, Brad, brother, Howard Russell “Rusty” Franklin and girlfriend, Sonji Clary, daughter, Deanna Ilene (Burch) Maiseroulle and husband, Paul, daughter
Holly Jeanette (Burch) Welton and boyfriend, Brandon Graham; two bonus children, Susan (Beasley) Crews and Tim Beasley; grandchildren Jordan Woods and wife, Haley, D.J. Blethen and wife Angela, Logan Woods and wife, Jordan, Kimberlee Blethen, Brock Johanning, Blake Johanning, Brenna (Johanning) Whittington and Cameron Johanning; five great-grandchildren, Olivia, Copelan, Bryson, Beau and Isaiah, three nephews, Robbie, Danny and William, one niece, Alyssa and numerous other family members.
A celebration of life service will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday, April 14th at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Memorials are suggested to the Judy Beasley Memorial Fund and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, P.O, Box 347, Ft. Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook atcheneywitt.com.
