Thursday, April 9, 2015 8:21 am

Lucille McLeod Beheler, 86, of Henrietta, passed away on Thursday, April 02, 2015.

A native of Sumter County, SC, she was born on October 14, 1928, a daughter of the late Phillip Ward and Ila Avin Ward. She retired from Cone Mills Corporation - Cliffside Plant and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church of Cliffside. She also loved to work in her flower garden.

In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Henry Simon Beheler. She is survived by her sons, David Beheler of Spartanburg and Wayne Beheler and wife Laura of Forest City; her daughter, Linda Beheler Willis and husband Ronnie of Cliffside; her sisters, Inez Fleming of Sumter, SC and Louise Butler of Columbia, SC; 10 grandchildren, 17 great grandchildren and 5 great-great grandchildren.

Funeral services were held at The A.C. McKinney Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Dale Welch officiating. Burial followed in Eternal Hills Memorial Park.

Memorial donations are suggested to Hospice of Rutherford County, PO Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043.

McKinney-Landreth & Carroll Funeral and Cremation Service is serving the family.