Ivan Earnest Beyers

Ivan E. Beyers, Jr. 94, was born in Umatilla, FL April 14, 1923 and passed on Thursday, April 27, 2017. He was a lifelong resident of Lake County and moved from Umatilla in 1931 to Leesburg. He graduated Leesburg High School in 1941 where he played basketball and played in the high school band. He attended the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science and he then joined the Navy and served in the Pacific during WWII. After the war, he became 2nd generation owner of the family funeral home. He worked there almost all of his adult life and never truly retired, serving thousands of families during their time of need. He married Marjorie M. Leuty in 1943 and had a loving 60 year marriage. She predeceased him in 2003. In 2004 he married Ruth Musick and they enjoyed the remainder of his life together. He was a 60 year member and past president and Paul Harris Fellow of the Leesburg Rotary Club, past president of the Leesburg Chamber and Lake County Chamber of Commerce, past member of the Florida Funeral Directors of Florida and member of the Independent Funeral Directors of Florida. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Leesburg where he sang in the choir for over 60 years. He was recipient of the George O. Pringle Community Service Award and Lake County Business Hall of Fame in 2009 and the Clyde Lankford award for Funeral Service. He enjoyed fishing and hunting and took many annual trips to Wyoming, Colorado and Georgia. He was a proud member of the NRA. Ivan was also predeceased by his sisters, Louise Beyers and Floreide Jansen. He is survived by his wife, Ruth; son, Roger A.(Heather) Beyers of Fruitland Park; daughter, Nancy B. (Rod) Dyer of Montgomery, AL; step children, Ron (Sandi) Musick, Beverly Becker, Ruth (James) Knecht, Wayne (Rebekah) Musick; brother, Robert of Winter Garden; nine grandchildren, Heather (Jeffery) Henderson, Kevin (April) Dyer, Haley (Barry) Hartmann, Kyle(Teresa) Dyer, Roger A. Beyers, Jr., William I. Beyers, Andrew (Jaime) Laver, Sarah Mathis and Douglas Laver and fifteen great grandchildren. Visitation will be held Monday, May 1 from 5:00 to 8:00 pm at Beyers Funeral Home Chapel, Leesburg with a funeral service on Tuesday, May 2 at 11:00 am at First Presbyterian Church, Leesburg. Burial with Military Honors will follow at Lone Oak Cemetery. For those who wish memorials may be made to Rotary Foundation, Rotary Club of Leesburg, P.O. Box 491213, Leesburg, FL 34749-1213 or First Presbyterian Church of Leesburg Worship and Music Fund, 200 S. Lone Oak Drive, Leesburg, FL 34748.

Ivan Earnest Beyers

April 14, 1923 - April 27, 2017