Christine Beakey, 87, died October 4, 2011, at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born March 16, 1924, at Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Arthur Louis “Red” and Isabella (Schwager) Beakey. She was a 1941 graduate of Great Bend High School. She was a welder during World War II and later was a bookkeeper for Jule’s Glass Company and the Barton County Treasurer’s Office. Miss Beakey was a Great Bend resident since 1932, coming from Chicago.

Miss Beakey was a member of Prince of Peace Parish at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, the Altar Society, Daughters of Isabella, American Legion Argonne Post 180 Auxiliary, and was past District Seven Legion Auxiliary president.

Survivors include two sisters: Ruth Piltz, Denver, Colorado; and Marian Call, Great Bend; and one brother, Augustine James “Jim” Beakey, Adolphus, Kentucky. She was preceded in death by one brother, Kenneth Beakey; one sister, Stella Devine; and one nephew, Augustine James “Bimbo” Beakey.

Altar Society Rosary will be at 4:00 p.m., Thursday, October 6, 2011 at Bryant Funeral Home. Vigil service will be at 7:00 p.m., Thursday at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m., Friday, October 7, 2011 at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church. Father Don Bedore will be celebrant. Burial will be in Great Bend Cemetery. Friends may call from 11:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Thursday, October 6, 2011 at Bryant Funeral Home. Memorials are requested to the American Diabetes Association or the American Heart Association, in care of the funeral home.