Eva Mae Beasley

Four Oaks, NC:  Mrs. Eva Mae Jernigan Beasley, age 96, died Saturday, October 11, 2014, at Smithfield Manor in Smithfield.  Funeral services will be 11:00AM Monday, October 13, 2014, at Rose & Graham Funeral Chapel in Four Oaks.   Officiating will be Rev. John Norman and Rev. John Graves.  Burial will follow in Four Oaks City Cemetery.      Mrs. Beasley was born on March 19, 1918 in Johnston County to the late John and Effie Thornton Jernigan.  She was also preceded in death by her husband, Ernie Oxford Beasley; and a son, Ted Lewis Beasley.  Mrs. Beasley was a Johnston County Magistrate, a homemaker, and a member of First Baptist Church of Four Oaks.      Surviving are daughter & son-in-law, Lessie B. & Gilbert Rose of Smithfield; grandchildren & spouse, Terry F. Rose of Smithfield, Lori R. & Patrick Morgart of Durham, and Pamela L. Rose of Durham; great granddaughter, Jessica L. Sorgi; and great grandson, Zachary Sorgi and wife, Katie.      The family will receive friends at Rose & Graham Funeral Home in Four Oaks from 6:00PM to 8:00PM Sunday, October 12, 2014, and other times at the home of Lessie & Gilbert Rose, 3186 Creech's Mill Road, Smithfield, NC.      The family wishes to express their grateful appreciation to the staff of Smithfield Manor for the loving care and support they gave Mrs. Beasley.