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Sharon Lee (Stafford) Beals, age 75, of Villa Grove, IL, went home to be with the Lord on January 30, 2026, at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, IL.
Sharon was born November 21, 1950, in Terre Haute, IN, to Paul Joseph and Carol May (Lynn) Stafford. She married Dean Allen Beals on October 6, 1979, in Decatur, Il; he survives.
She is also survived by a daughter: Mary Beals, of Villa Grove, IL; a brother: David Stafford of Paris, IL; two sisters: Marjory Tunnell of Oswego, IL and Elizabeth Foster of Columbus, IN; and four grandchildren.
Sharon earned a master’s degree in library science from Eastern Illinois University and was previously employed as a grade school librarian. She also spent several years homeschooling her daughter, Mary. Sharon lived in many places in east central Illinois as she served alongside her husband pastoring United Methodist Churches. She most recently attended Quest Church in Urbana. Sharon enjoyed sewing, cooking, and scrapbooking, and her greatest joy was being a grandmother. Sharon will be remembered for being a kind and gracious friend, for her warm and welcoming spirit, and for her devotion to her family and to her Lord Jesus Christ.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 7, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. at Krabel Funeral Home in Oakland, IL. Visitation will be held for two hours prior to the service, beginning at 11:00 a.m. Burial will follow in Edgar Cemetery. For those who wish, the family suggests that memorials in Sharon’s honor may be made to the East Central Illinois Christian School.
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215 E. Main Street
Oakland, IL 61943
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215 E. Main Street
Oakland, IL 61943
Paris, IL 61944
Krabel Funeral Home & Cremation Service
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