Mildred Evelyn Beam

Mildred Evelyn Smith Beam, age 89, was born on November 19, 1914, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and departed this life on Wednesday, July 7, 2004, in Harrah, Oklahoma. Mildred was the daughter of Victor and Edith Lewis Smith. Millie was an only child, but often spoke of happy times playing with cousins when her family visited in Wichita Falls, Texas. She married John Walter Beam, Jr. in California. John and Millie had no children. She and John lived abroad in Iran for several years and in several states across the U.S. They resided in Massachusetts prior to John''s retirement from GTE. She loved to travel and stay in big beautiful hotels and she loved her poodles. They moved to Florida upon John?s retirement. In 1998, her cousin, Gene Lewis moved her to Oklahoma to care for her. She resided at The Fountains at Cantebury until June 12, 2004, when she moved to the Harrah Nursing Center, Harrah, OK. Millie?s sweet smile and special ?wink? will be missed. Millie was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, John W. Beam, Jr. and her special cousin, Gene G. Lewis. Survivors include her cousin, Marcella Lewis and her family, Harrah, OK, and many other cousins and friends. Graveside services will be 11:00 AM, Saturday, July 10, 2004, at Memorial Park Cemetery, Oklahoma City, OK. Services are under the direction of Smith-Parks Funeral Service, Harrah, OK.