Myles I. Beers Obituary (1922 - 2010)

Visitation Details Sunday, December 19th, 2010 2:00pm - 6:00pm, Dracut Funeral Home Monday, December 20th, 2010 1:00pm, Collinsville Bible Church Interment Details Pine Ridge Cemetery DRACUT - Myles I. Beers, 87, of Dracut, died Tuesday morning December 14, 2010 at Northwood Nursing Care Center, Lowell. He was the beloved husband for 64 years of Grace E. (Wacome) Beers of Dracut. Born in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada on December 23, 1922, he was a son of the late Melbourne and Mary Agnes (Young) Beers. He received his early education in Canada before immigrating to the United States with his family, at the age of 12. He was a graduate of Watertown High School class of 1940. Myles was involved in the early development of plastics, and worked in that field for most of his adult life, but his passion was for preaching and teaching the Word of God. Myles shared his passion as a minister of the Gospel, preaching and teaching the Bible in many communities and to every walk of life. His ministry included youth camps, prison Bible studies, community Bible studies and leadership in several churches. He is fondly remembered on Martha's Vineyard for his years of faithful travel there to teach, encourage, and oversee the beginning of a church. His hobbies included horses (and everything concerning them) and sailing his trimaran. He was an inveterate handyman, fixing and building constantly. In addition to his wife, he is survived by three daughters: Charlotte Kerrigan and her husband Peter of Maine, Marjorie Denno and her husband Bruce of Dracut and Carolyn Heck and her husband Randy of San Diego, CA; two sons Kenneth Beers and his wife Suzanne of Wilton, NH and Stephen Beers and his wife Deborah of Indianapolis, IN; fourteen grandchildren: Tara, Meredith, John, Todd, Justin, Donald, Jeremiah, Emily, Charlotte, Carolyn, Sean, Alex, Suzanne and Andrew. nine great grandchildren DJ, Megan, Elizabeth, Melanie, Michaela, Stephen, Melissa, Kyle and Anabelle; one sister, Jackie Blanche of California; one brother, Ronald Beers and his wife, Joan of Colorado; a sister-in-law Elizabeth Beers of Miami, FL; and several nieces and nephews. He was also the brother of the late Robert and Bertrum Beers. Friends may call at DRACUT FUNERAL HOME 2159 Lakeview Avenue, DRACUT, on Sunday from 2 until 6 PM. His Funeral Service will be held on Monday at 1 PM in Collinsville Bible Church, Dracut. Interment in Pine Ridge Cemetery, Chelmsford at a later date. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to www.angeltree.org. Service Details Visitation When December 19, 2010 2:00pm - 6:00pm Location Dracut Funeral Home Address