Major Kathleen O. Beekman, Flight Nurse, US Air Force Reserves Retired, M.S. Nursing, and retired Beavercreek Ohio School District Nurse left us to be with the Lord on Sunday, November 8, 2015. Kathy is survived by son and daughter-in-law Major Brian and Kerri Gaymon Beekman of Oklahoma City, OK, daughter Katy Bain Beekman of New York, NY, grandchildren Jack Owens and Mary Alice Beekman, brother and sister-in-law James III and Vera H. Owens of Santa Barbara, CA, brother Bruce B. Owens of Caldwell, NJ, sisters Alice C. Owens and Mary Owens of Huntington Beach, CA, niece Melanie Owens, and nephew Jimmy Owens Jr. She was preceded by father James Owens Jr. and mother Ruth Bain Owens of Maywood, NJ. Her family will receive friends and loved ones at Tobias Funeral Home-Beavercreek Chapel, 3970 Dayton-Xenia Rd on Friday, November 13 at 11:00a-12:00p after which time full military honors will be rendered for interment in Dayton National Cemetery, 4400 W 3rd St, Dayton at 1:00p. A memorial service at Kirkmont Presbyterian Church, 3377 Shakertown Rd, Beavercreek will follow on Saturday, November 14 at 11:00a. In lieu of flowers, please make donations or send a children’s gift box to Samaritan’s Purse “Operation Christmas Child” at http://bit.ly/1OCwewP.