Harold "Buster" A. Mcbeth

Harold A. “Buster” McBeth, 73, of Strasburg, O., passed away on Sunday, January 25, 2009 at Schoenbrunn Healthcare in New Philadelphia, O., following a year’s battle with cancer.

Born December 13, 1935 in Dennison, O., he was a son of the late Homer W. and Wilma P. (Bartholow) McBeth.

Harold was a resident of Tuscarawas County for much of his life, but had also lived in Chicago for twenty years where he had worked for Bird’s Eye Foods, as well as at the Sears Tower. Upon returning to our area, he was employed by Reeves Steel as a security guard.

Harold served his country in the United States Army from 1953 to 1956 and had been a member of the Dover V.F.W. He was an exercise enthusiast who especially enjoyed riding his bicycle.

His surviving family includes a daughter, Mrs. Jerry (Pamela) Tedrick of Uhrichsville; two brothers, Robert McBeth and his wife, Nancy, of Dennison and Donald McBeth of Clinton, O.; three sisters, Mrs. Earl (Deloris) Greenwood of New Philadelphia, Mrs. Raymond (Nancy) Brown of Tuscarawas and Patricia Simmons of Uhrichsville; his former wife, Carolyn Crane; eight grandchildren; eight great grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two daughters, Brenda Reynolds and Jackie Fuller; his first wife, Thelma Taylor; and a grandchild.

Family and friends are invited to call from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Friday, January 30, at the R.K. Lindsey Funeral Home in Dennison. At 1:00 p.m., his funeral procession will leave the funeral home for Ridgecrest Memory Gardens in Dover where a military committal service will be conducted by members of local V.F.W. posts.

R.K. Lindsey Funeral Home, Inc.
(740) 922-1970
www.lindseyfh.com