Seadrift – Rachel Lorene Beaver, 97, of Seadrift, passed away on December 17, 2010. She was born on August 17, 1913, in Des Arc, Ark., to the late George Washington and Myrtle Jane Harvey Carter. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Seadrift. She loved her family, fishing, gardening and flowers. She married Fred “Blackie” Beaver on February 26, 1933.


Rachel was preceded in death by her husband, Fred “Blackie” Beaver; parents; daughter, Vandlean Wittnebert; grandson, baby Danny Clark; brother, Richard Carter; and four sisters, Marie Carpenter, Opal Middaugh, Clara Bagwell, and Ruby Smith.


She is the loving mother of son, Joseph “Joe Baby” Beaver Sr. and wife Mary Ethel of Seadrift; two daughters, Evelyn Clark and husband Gary of Aransas Pass, and Vivian “Bido” Sprague and husband Martin Sr. of Seadrift; son-in-law, Dennis “Poodle” Wittnebert Sr. and second wife Mary Jane of Seadrift; cherished grandmother of 15 grandchildren, 49 great-grandchildren, and 53 great-great-grandchildren.


Funeral services were held on December 21 at First Baptist Church of Seadrift, Brother Dennis Wittnebert Sr. officiating. Internment followed at Seadrift Cemetery.


Memorials may be given to First Baptist Church of Seadrift Food Pantry or First Baptist Church of Seadrift Youth Building Fund.