Ernest Eldon Beye

Ernest Beye

1940 - 2016

Obituary

Ernest Eldon Beye, 75, died July 30, 2016, at his home near Towanda.

Eldon was born Aug. 11, 1940, to Zerita Marie (Stice) and Elmer Ernest Beye at Wesley Hospital in Wichita. The oldest of 10 children, he had five brothers and four sisters. He was proceeded in death by his wife, Anna Lyvone; his mother and father; two brothers, Glenn Beye and David Beye; one sister, Marie Dill; one son, Eugene Beye; and one grandson, Nicholas Whiteside.

Eldon is survived by four children, Loraine Whiteside of Towanda, Eric Beye of Inman, Ed Beye of Wichita, and Lynette Vance of Wichita; 11 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. He is also survived by three brothers and three sisters: Clyde Beye, Melvin Beye, Arthur Beye and Mildred Toliver, all of Cherryvale, Virginia Stough of Mulvane and Melba Yost of El Dorado. He also has numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews, great-great-nieces and great-great-nephews.

Eldon lived most of his life in the Kansas area and loved spending time with family. He was a truck driver by profession and spent many hours on the road. He drove more than five million miles in his lifetime. He was a member of Newton Bible Church and loved going to Sunday School.

In 2013, Eldon moved to Towanda to live with his daughter and son-in-law. He enjoyed mowing and watching the wildlife on the farm.

Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Thursday (Aug. 4, 2016) at Newton Bible Church in Newton, with Pastor Matt Kruse presiding. Burial will be at 3 p.m. at Dunlap Cemetery in rural Rose Hill. Visitation will be 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday (Aug. 3, 2016) with the family receiving friends from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Petersen Funeral Home.

Memorials are suggested to Newton Bible Church Missions or Wyatt the Warrior Scleroderma Fund, both in care of Petersen Funeral Home.