Lydia M. Padilla Beardsley Obituary (1930

Let Us Pause To Honor the Memory of Mrs. Lydia M. Padilla Beardsley Mrs. Lydia M. Padilla Beardsley, age 86, of Madison, Indiana entered this life on November 4, 1930 in Mesilla, New Mexico. She was the loving daughter of the late Ysidro Ch. and Luisa A. Marquez Padilla. She was a 1949 graduate of Las Cruces High School. She first married Bernard Charles Melton and this union of 17 years was blessed with two sons and one daughter. She married Nelson Beardsley on July 12, 1997 in Bedford, Kentucky. She lived in Tucson, Arizona for twelve years, Bedford, Kentucky for twelve years, and Madison, Indiana since 2008. She worked as a secretary and medical secretary for the Federal Government at White Sands Missile Range, Jefferson Proving Ground, Natural NACC and Alcohol Rehab Program, and Dept. of Veterans Affairs in Tucson, Arizona. She retired in 1996. She was a member of Prince of Peace Catholic Church, Legion of Mary, and NARFE. She enjoyed her computer, playing piano, gardening, geneology, reading, oil painting, cultural music, sewing, making clothes, making cakes, knitting, crocheting, embroidery, needle point, and her Hispanic and Indian heritage. She loved spending time with her family. Lydia died on Tuesday, February 28, 2017, at 11:25 a.m. at the Water's of Clifty Falls in Madison, Indiana. Click Here for Tribute or Funeral Service A LOVING FAMILY Lydia will be missed by her loving sons, Charles A. Melton of Madison, Indiana, Samuel J. Melton and his wife, Cathy of Madison, Indiana; her loving daughter, Geralann "GiGi" J. Straub of Madison, Indiana; her loving grandchildren, Diana Jill Banks (Mark), Tyler Melton, Andrew Melton, Lyle Everett (Gina), Isaac Melton (Amy), Seth Melton (Natasha), Jennifer Straub, Amy Straub Nelson (Rick); her adoring great grandchildren, Devin, Daniel & Dylan Banks; Sam & Heidi Everett; Peyton & Carson Nelson; Madison, Nora, Bryce, & Ashley Melton; Owen & Evelyn Melton; Page Melton, Michael Skirvin; several nieces, nephews and other relatives. She was preceded in death by her father, Ysidro Ch. Padilla, died 11/30/1974, her mother, Luisa A. Marquez Padilla, died April 17, 1959, her husband, Nelson Beardsley died, July 20, 2008; her brothers, Balbino, Gilbert, Edward, Salvador. Arthur, Samuel, Andy, Samuel and Benjamin Padilla, her sisters, Esther, Sophia, and Aurora, her granddaughter, Margo Elaine Melton, died April 17, 2004, and her great granddaughter, Shey Melton, died April 18, 2004. MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL Funeral Mass will be conducted Saturday, March 4, 2017, at 11:00 am, by Father Christopher A. Craig at the Prince of Peace Catholic Church, 413 East Second Street in downtown Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the St. Patrick Cemetery in Madison, Indiana. VISITATION Friends may call Friday from 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. and Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. THE ROSARY The Rosary will be prayed on Friday at 7:30 p.m. by the Legion of Mary and the Hispanic Group at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the Friends of Shawe and Pope John. Cards are available at the funeral home or the church. Online condolences, www.morgan-nay.com Secure">http://www.paysimple.com/security.html">Secure Payments To send a flower arrangement in memory of Lydia M. Padilla Beardsley, please click here to visit our sympathy store.