Reba Mae Jesseph

Reba Mae Jesseph received her angel wings and left this earth to be with her Lord and Savior on November 6, 2023. She was surrounded by family and friends that love her dearly in the home of her daughter, Patricia, in Mounds, OK.  She is formally from Longton, KS,, Independence, KS., Wichita, KS., and Humbolt, KS.

            Reba was born on January 21, 1934 in Longton, KS to Floyd and Flora (Mae) Vestal. Reba was raised by loving parents on a farm just outside of Longton and has many stories of being raised there as a child.  She graduated from Longton High School. She was at a friends house when she met and soon married her husband Richard L McBeath on October 5^th 1952. They moved to Texas for several years and then moved close to home running a cafe in Moline, KS for a while. Eventually they moved to Wichita and had a successful appliance and refrigeration business which they owned and operated, McBeath Refrigeration.  To this union was born 3 children. Patricia, Darrell and Cheryl.  After a divorce, Reba worked at Cessna Aircraft, building small parts for the Cessna Citation. She also cleaned office buildings at night as a second job.

Soon after retirement, she met and married Albert Jesseph on April 14, 1982 in Wichita, KS. They lived in the country outside of Yates Center, KS.  Albert was retired from the military, but leased some oil wells to stay busy. Reba liked to boast about the fact that she worked alongside her husband in the oil fields.  After they moved into town, she ran the Senior Citizens Center, worked for a cleaning service and worked at the voting polls in her district.  Her and Albert loved to dance and they were the best! They had many trophies and many wonderful friends. She loved to piece and quilt beautiful quilts that she always gave away. She also liked to embroidery, cross stitch and crochet.  Many other crafts she did over the years. She was a good cook and loved to entertain. She also liked to camp, fish, tend to her flowers and mow the yard. She absolutely loved to play Skip-Bo and if you ever played with her you know that she usually won.  Her passion was to live her life for Jesus Christ in every way and to help people when she could. She was a prayer warrior! There were many times she was called to pray for some circumstance or need.  You could hear her calling out to God as you walked by her house. She always put God first in her life and it was easy to see that He honored her in many ways. 

Reba is survived by her two daughters and one Son-in-Law:

            Patricia Brown and husband Michael (Mike) of Mounds, OK

            Cheryl Leonard of Hulbert, OK

Five Grandchildren: Matthew Love and wife Crystal, Rusty Havel, Alan Leonard, Bethany Davis and husband Kyle, Ben Leonard.  Extended Grandchildren: Derek Marshall and wife Hope, Jayden Baine, Trey Lee and Wyatte Wickson.

Six Great Grandchildren: Levi Love, Asher Love, Dale Koehn, Reba Bauman and husband Josh, Alan Leonard III and Lila Bawder.

Two Great Great Grandchild: Xaviar and Clair

One Sister and Brother-in-Law: Audry Tharp and husband Bill

One Brother: Lavern Vestal

4 Nieces and 4 Nephews: Sherry Smith, Machell Tharp, Visia Sweat, Marcia Rood, Bill Kimzey, Bryant Kimzey, Chad Tharp, Jason Tharp

Four Step Children: Wayne Jesseph and wife Karen, Grady Jesseph and wife LeAnn, Glen Jesseph and wife Pat, Tracy Forsyth.

Reba was preceded in death by her first husband, Richard McBeath and her second husband, Albert Jesseph, her parents, one son: Darrell McBeath, Sister: Edra Baldwin, Two nieces: Pam Atkinson, Brenda Benbrook.  Two step-daughters: Cindy Wells and Janette Jeffers.

A viewing will be held on November 9, 2023 from 9:00am to 11:00 at Potts Chapel in Independence, KS.  Grave side service will be held at 12:00 noon at Longton Cemetery in Longton, KS.