Benjamin Edward Bean

Mr. Benjamin "Ben" Edward Bean, 71, passed away Tuesday, December 18, 2012, at CMC-NorthEast.

A memorial service will be held at 11:00 am, Saturday, December 22, 2012, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. David Raiford, Rev. Alan Thompson and Rev. Janice Wensil will officiate.

The family will receive friends following the service Saturday at Lady's Funeral Home.

Mr. Bean was born on December 27, 1940 in Hawkins County, TN. He was a son of the late Paul Cecil Bean and Effie Maywood Kincheloe Bean. He retired as a Senior Programer Analyst for Collins and Aikman.

Mr. Bean is survived by his wife, Bettie Lue Thomas Bean; two daughters, Belinda Ann Bean Campbell and husband Leonard and Barbara Lynn Bean Seagraves and husband Scotty, both of Concord; two sisters, Ada Jo Bean Shell and husband Ralph of Gray, TN and Mary Paula Bean Keith of Indian Land, SC; two grandsons, Caleb Campbell and Carson Seagraves.

Memorials may be made to the Mt. Mitchell United Methodist Methodist Church Prayer Shawl Ministry, 6001 Old Salisbury-Concord Road, Kannapolis, NC 28083 or the Angel Thompson (http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/angelthompson) Benefit Fund at Fifth Third Bank, Concord, NC 28025.