Beatrice Eppley Blizzard, Class of 1950
Beatrice Ann Blizzard, 93, formerly of Frazeysburg, Ohio died Friday, September 24, 2021 in Indiana, where she has been residing with her daughter. Born September 5, 1928 in Zanesville, Ohio she was a daughter of the late Carl R. and Eleanor Beatrice Eppley. Following high school, she was educated at Muskingum College and became an elementary school teacher. During her career she taught at Dillon Elementary, Frazeysburg Elementary and Newark Road Christian Academy. Bea was a devout Christian and attended Frazeysburg United Methodist Church, Frazeysburg Community Bible Church, Zanesville Christian Missionary Alliance Church, Meadow View Church of Christ in Frazeysburg and Christ Church North in Noblesville, Indiana. She enjoyed reading, needle work, volunteer church work, table games, crossword puzzles and bowling and most of all, her family. Bea is survived by three children; sixteen grandchildren and nine great grandchildren, Carla Sueann (Bob) Abbott of Cicero, Indiana, where she made her home the last few years, and their children, Nathan, Micah, Lydia, Joel, Susanna, Jeremiah, Daniel, and Abigail; Wayne Bronson (Michelle) Blizzard of Gainesville, Georgia and their children, Macy, Mikey, Witney, Mallory and Mickinly; Thomas Eppley (Kathy, deceased) Blizzard of Imperial, Missouri and their children, Kasey, Ben and Allyson. Bea's great grandchildren are Dean, Vivianne Bea and Oliver Abbott, Lucas and Arianna Abbott and Alexandra, Charlotte, Victoria and Ophelia White. Also surviving is one sister, Carole Wright of Heath, Ohio. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving husband 52 years, W. Bronson Blizzard whom she married May 10, 1953 and who died November 13, 2005; a daughter in-law, Kathy Blizzard and two brothers, Don Eppley and David Eppley. Beatrice was a well-loved, Christian lady who lived a long and full life in the presence of her family and her friends and she will be missed by many.