MILLINOCKET – Beulah N. Preble, 93, died Friday, July 25, 2008, at a Millinocket health care facility. She was born Dec. 30, 1914, in Kingman, a daughter of Orin and Anna (Briggs) Nelson. Beulah attended First Congregational Church of Millinocket. She was known in the area for her painting talents and shared her talents as a painting instructor, privately and at Stearns High School. Beulah is survived by two sons, Paul Brooks and his wife, Gail, and Alan Brooks, all of Millinocket; three granddaughters, Kathy Brooks of Biddeford, Lisa Riddell and her husband, Doug, of New Gloucester and Danielle O’Mahony and her husband, Dave, of Palmetto, Fla.; three great-grandsons, Paul and Zac Riddell, and Christopher O’Mahony; many nieces, nephews and cousins. Beulah was predeceased by her first husband, Hector Brooks; her second husband, Carl Preble; and her siblings, Cecil Nelson, Orin Nelson, Ralph Nelson, Rita Merry, Eva Legasy and Masha Fitzpatrick. Friends are invited to visit with the family 10-11 a.m. Wednesday, July 30, at Lamson Funeral Home, 11 Tamarack St., Millinocket, with funeral services beginning 11 a.m. with the Rev. Carolyn Bradley officiating. Interment will be after at Millinocket Cemetery. Gifts in memory of Beulah may be sent to the memorial fund of First Congregational Church of Millinocket, P.O. Box 507, Millinocket, ME 04462. Messages of condolence may be expressed at www.lamsonfh.com.
BEULAH N. PREBLE
