Obituaries, week of October 12, 2017

Wallace Leland “Chuck” Tingler, 82, peacefully departed this life on October 7, 2017 at Mary Washington Hospital in Fredericksburg, Virginia. A public visitation and reception will be held from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM on Tuesday, October 10th at Storke Funeral Home, 111 South Main Street, Bowling Green, Va. The family will have a private viewing and service from 1:00 – 2:00 PM. Chuck was born on April 5, 1935 in Covington, Virginia. His family moved to Caroline County where he graduated from C.T. Smith High School and where he met and married the love of his life, Fannie Lee Driver. They were married for 63 years. Chuck served his country in the Virginia Army National Guard. He attended the University of Richmond night school where he studied accounting and in 1961 passed the Virginia Board of Accountants test to become a Certified Public Accountant. He later became a guest lecturer at the University. In 1963 he joined Mitchell, Wiggins & Company and over the next 25 years rose through the ranks to become a partner in the firm. In 1992, Chuck, along with Nancy Miller, acquired the Fredericksburg area practice of Mitchell Wiggins under the firm name of Tingler and Miller. The firm later became Tingler, Miller and Guy. He retired from public accounting in 2001, but started a new career in real estate and philanthropy when he became the Chairman of the Board of both William A. Cooke, Incorporated and the William A. Cooke Foundation. In 2003 he was inducted as an honorary member of the American Institute of Certified Accountants. He enjoyed coaching his sons in baseball, fishing with his grandchildren, watching his beloved Atlanta Braves with Fannie Lee, and spending time with his friends and family. He was actively involved in volunteering for many years with County Line Baptist Church, the Ladysmith Ruritan Club, Caroline Little League, and the Louisa Education Foundation. Chuck is survived by his children, Wallace L. “Pepper” Tingler, Jr. (Betsy), Patricia L. Lewis, Theresa L. Tingler, Randall L. Tingler (Jean), and Bernard Lawrence “Larry” Tingler (Penny); his 13 grandchildren, Lee , Micky, Megan, Don, Daniel, Tyler, Kiki, Maria, Lewis, Ashley, Madelyn, Rich, and Edward; 10 great grandchildren, his brother, Wayne Tingler (Sherry) and two sisters, Frances Samples and Martha Hurst (Don); his nieces, nephews, friends, and colleagues. Chuck was preceded in death by his parents George W. and Iva Carper Tingler and his son-in-law, Edward Arthur Lewis, Jr. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to VCU Massey Cancer Center, Post Office Box 843042, Richmond, VA 23284-3042 or County Line Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, 3461 Ladysmith Road, Ruther Glen, VA 22546. Arrangements were provided by Storke Funeral Home, Bowling Green, VA.

Clayton Wayne Beazley, 85, of Sparta left this earth on Sunday, October 8, 2017 after a long battle of three years with a Glioblastoma brain tumor. Wayne was born, lived and died in the ancestral home of his great-great grandfather. He was a farmer all of his life, an avid quail hunter and loved to fish. Wayne was a long time member and Deacon of Salem Baptist Church and served on many committees during his life. He was preceded in death by his parents, Emmett and Ruth Beazley, brother, Earl Beazley and sister, Elaine Sale. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Maxine Southworth Beazley; a son, Todd Beazley (Sylvia); grandchildren, Cliff Beazley and Kara Beazley; brother, Gordon Beazley; sister, Imogene Driver and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Wednesday, October 11, 2017 at Salem Baptist Church, 24032 Sparta Road, Milford, VA. 22514. Visitation will be 12:30 -2:00 pm. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. In lieu of flowers expressions of sympathy may be sent to Salem Baptist Church, 24032 Sparta Road, Milford, VA. 22514.Sign register book online www.storkefuneralhome.com.