Beatrice M. Lones

Beatrice "Bea" Lones, age 92, passed away on Monday, May 25th, 2026 at 8:31 pm, in Grandview, Washington.  She was born Nov. 7th, 1933 in Weldon, Iowa to Clyde Wood and Viola Gilbert.  She was one of seven children.

At the age of 11, in 1944, the family moved from Iowa to Washington State, in 1947, she with her parents moved to Grandview, Washington.   In Nov. 1949, she married John Calvin Lones.  They had three daughters and a son. She and Calvin settled in Sunnyside, Wa on 15 acres on Outlook Rd. where they raised cows, chickens, ducks, horses, dogs, cats, sheep, goats and their kids.  There's a debate whether we raised pigs or if it was just a wild one that ran through the barnyard.

Bea worked for Art Hill at Hills Broiler on Hwy 12 in the late 60's and early 70's waitressing, serving local celebrity Roscoe Sheller. She also became the cook for Art and went on to chef at the Dark Horse Inn and the Tillicum Restaurant.

She and Calvin were avid horse people, belonging to the Back Country Horsemen's Club of Washington State., going on many outings up into the mountains, clearing paths and camping.  She rode her horse, Banjo, on the Washington Centennial wagon train across the state in 1989.  Her husband, Calvin, passed away in 1995. For the next 20+ years, before his death in 2023, she lived with George Scull.

She is preceded in death by her 6 siblings, Julia Frame, Donald Wood, Darrell Wood, Armenta Swenson, Richard Wood, Raymond Wood and grandson, Mathew Fluaitte. 

She is survived by her children, Julie and Doug Fluaitte, Suzanne Simpson, Shannon and Dan Youngs and Joe and Laura Lones, seven grandchildren, many great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.

Graveside Service will be held on Monday, June 1, 2026 at 11:00 A.M. at the Grandview Cemetery.  Those wishing to sign Beatrice's online memorial book may do so at www.funerahomesmith.com 

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