Robert Lafayette Beal
January 17, 1927 ~ July 2, 2024
Born in:
Wellborn, Texas
Resided in:
Wellborn, Texas
Robert L. Beal, born January 17, 1927, went to be with his heavenly father on July 2, 2024. He was 97 years old. Robert died on the family farm near Wellborn, Texas, where he lived with his wife of 73 years, Mary Frances Willard Beal. Robert and Mary had 5 children, 9 grandchildren, and 14 great-grandchildren.
Robert enlisted in the US Marine Corps, serving honorably from 1946 to 1948. He met his wife after being recalled to active duty in 1951. Robert and Mary were wed on May 5, 1951, and Robert shipped out for Korea five days later. Robert saw intense combat in Korea during 1951 and 1952.
Robert pursued a career in Civil Service at Fort MacArthur in California, Laughlin Air Force Base in Texas, and the Army Corps of Engineers in Seoul, Korea. Robert and Mary tragically lost their daughter, Rebecca Lynn Beal Scruton, in the Soviet shootdown of Korean Air Lines flight 007 on September 1, 1983.
Robert retired from Civil Service in 1987 and returned to the family farm. Combining his love for the Lord and his skill as a draftsman, Robert contributed to the design and construction of a church building at each location where he lived.
A celebration of life will be held at 11:30 am on Saturday, July 13, at Wellborn Baptist Church in Wellborn, Texas.
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Celebration of Life Tribute: July 13, 2024 11:30 am
Wellborn Baptist Church
14575 Farm to Market Rd 2154
College Station, Texas 77845
(979 690-2360
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Interment with Military Honors: July 13, 2024 10:30 am
Wellborn Cemetery
6783 Victoria Avenue
College Station, Texas 77845
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Mr. Beal, Sir, as a fellow Marine I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for our Country when you served with the USMC in Korea fighting the communist Chinese and North Koreans. It was the history and accomplishments made by you and your fellow Marines of the “Old Corps” back then that all of us Marines who followed in your footsteps have always tried to live up to. And to your Family and loved ones, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy. Semper Fi Devil Dog! Mike Casey USMC ‘85-‘89