Gazlay Family History
John Eugene ‘Beetle’ Beetham, Jr.
Parents
| Father | John Eugene Beetham, Sr. ( - ) |
| Mother | Marie Holmes ( - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 20 February 2010; Last Edited: 20 November 2021 |
| Person ID | 651 |
| Name | John Eugene ‘Beetle’ Beetham, Jr. |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 1 March 19381, 2 |
| Married | 1 September 1964 to Sheila Marie Neeley (née Coffey) 2, 3 |
| Died | 29 July 1992 in Uncasville, New London County, Connecticut1, 2 |
| Buried | in Comstock Cemetery, Montville, New London County, Connecticut2 |
Biography
John graduated from Norwich Free Academy in 1957. He was an aircraft maintenance officer in the Army. John worked at Robertson Paperbox as a stripper until 1972. He was buried with full military honors.2
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Sheila Marie Neeley (née Coffey) (daughter of John Leonard Coffey and Hazel M. Watt) |
| Born | 22 August 1943 |
| Married | 16 June 1962 in Montville, New London County, Connecticut to Charles William Neeley |
| Married | 1 September 1964 to John Eugene ‘Beetle’ Beetham, Jr. |
| Died | 24 February 2000 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut |
| Children | of John Eugene ‘Beetle’ Beetham, Jr. and Sheila Marie Neeley (née Coffey) : |
| 1. | John Eugene Beetham III |
| Born | 19 January 1965 |
| Married | 1 July 2001 in Montville, New London County, Connecticut to Lisa Marie Marino |
| 2. | William Patrick Beetham |
| Stillborn | 24 March 1966 |
| +3. | Hazel M. Beetham |
| Born | 19 February 1968 in Uncasville, New London County, Connecticut |
| Married | ca. 2005 in Anchorage, Alaska to Joseph G. Tanape |
| Died | 17 March 2017 in Alaska |
Sources
- Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). John E. Beetham, Jr., no. 042-30-9310
- Obituary, The Day, New London, Connecticut, John E. Beetham, Jr., 30 July 1992.
- Index to marriage, death, and land records, Montville, Connecticut, Town Hall Website, file number 1964-00000283, marriage of John Eugene Beetham, Jr., and Sheila Marie Neeley