Helen Ann Usher Beeman
, Mississippi
2 Timothy 4:7 – “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.” (NKJV)Nearly lifetime citizen of Quitman and Clarke County--Helen Ann Usher Beeman crossed the “finish line” of her lifelong marathon on the evening of March 30, 2026, at Brookdale Memory Care Center, in Hattiesburg, MS, where she had been a relatively recent resident for care to address chronic illness.She was born on December 23, 1933, in Meridian, MS, to Samuel Thomas and Mary Lucille Hayes Usher.A child of the Great Depression and World War II era, Helen Ann grew up in Chunky, Mississippi, and was educated in the Newton County public schools. After completing an introductory general academic program at East Central Community College, she matriculated at the institution now known as the University of Southern Mississippi, where she completed her B.S. degree in Home Economics Education. The following spring of…