February 27, 1930 – September 21, 2019
Emma Lee (Black) Beagle, 89, Carmel, passed away on Saturday, September 21, 2019 at Prairie Lakes Health Campus in Noblesville. She was one of 14 children born to Norma Mae Pendergast and Paul McKinley Black. Emma was born in Osgood, Ind., on February 27, 1930. Emma lived many years in Versailles, Ind., on a farm and was a 1947 graduate of Versailles High School. Her stories of life on the farm were quite entertaining, however it was her goal to relocate to Indianapolis when she got the chance.
Emma relocated to Indianapolis close to the time she married her husband, Jerome Henry Beagle. Their dream was to start a family in Indianapolis and there, together, they had four children. She worked for over 30 years with the U.S. Geological Survey Services, a conservation division, based in Indianapolis, where she was the administrative assistant to the director. She retired in 2010.
She served as a Catholic Daughters of the Americas group leader while her daughters attended Saint Catherine’s Elementary School.
Emma moved to Carmel after her husband of 20 years passed away. She volunteered for the Babe Ruth baseball program in Carmel while her son played there. Emma also volunteered in the gift shop at Community Hospital North in Indianapolis.
She would be the first to tell you that her life priorities were her husband, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Emma loved music, to dance, to play cards with friends, and to spend time with her family.
She is survived by her daughters, Barbara (Charles Michael) Summers and Mary (Timothy) Tate; son, James (Marie) Beagle; son-in-law, William Davee; sisters, Geneva Kennedy, Shirla Jones and Joyce Demitrides; grandchildren, Courtney Summers, Christopher (Stephanie) Summers, Sarah Tate and Zachary Tate; great-grandchildren, Summer and Autumn Barndt; step-grandchildren, Jason (Valerie) Tate and Keri (Jamie) Tate Pena; and step-great-grandchildren, Noah and Harper Pena.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Jerry Beagle; daughter, Carolyn Beagle Davee; and 10 of her 13 brothers and sisters.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church, 14598 Oak Ridge Road, Carmel. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to the time of service at the church. Private burial will be at Holy Cross & St. Joseph Cemetery in Indianapolis.
Arrangements
Calling: 10 to 11 a.m., Sept. 25
Service: 11 a.m., Sept. 25
Location: Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church
Condolences: randallroberts.com