Mary Virginia Beal

Mary Virginia Beal, age 86, homemaker, avid gardener and bargain hunter, died Sunday, September 23, 2012. Visitation with the family, 6-8 p.m., Friday, September 28; Memorial Service, 11 a.m., Saturday, September 29, both at Downing Lahey Mortuary West. Preceded in death by husband, Max D. Beal. Survivors: son and wife, Brett and Karen Beal and their children, Kalee and Joel of Wichita; daughter and husband, Brenda and Jim Carpenter of Zenda, and their sons, Cody Carpenter of Columbia, TN and his son, Ryder, Sgt. 1st Class Clayton Carpenter of Ft. Riley and his family of five, Tomey, Stacy, Luke, Liberty and Levi; sister, Nina Nicholas of Concord, CA. Memorials established with Kansas Humane Society, 3313 N. Hillside, Wichita, KS 67219 and Botanica, 701 Amidon, Wichita, KS 67203.