LEOPOLD, Mo. — Mary Alice Beel, 68, of Leopold went to her heavenly rest Thursday, April 22, 2021, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau.

She was born Nov. 3, 1952, in Oak Hill, West Virginia, daughter of Earnest Leonard and Mamie Elizabeth Toney Prater. She and Jerome "Jerry" Henry Beel were united in marriage July 17, 1971, and he survives her of the home.

Mary was a beautician and of the Catholic faith. She was a member at St. Anthony's Church in Glennon, Missouri. She was a devoted wife and friend and will be missed by all.

Left to cherish her memory are her husband, Jerry; one brother, Earnest L. Prater of North Carolina; two sisters, Sandra Burnett of South Carolina and Francis Anna Thomas of North Carolina; as well as nieces, nephews and numerous other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents Earnest Sr. and Mamie, and one brother, William Robert Prater.

Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m., with rosary said starting at 7 p.m., today at Liley Funeral Home in Marble Hill, Missouri.

Funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Anthony's Church, with Bishop Edward Rice officiating. Burial will follow in St. Anthony's Cemetery in Glennon.