Beulah Langdon

Beulah "Boots" Kegebein was born on May 30, 1929 at home in rural LaPorte County, Indiana. She was the sixth child of George Edward Kegebein, Jr. and Amelia Carolyn Gloor. "Boots," a lifelong nickname, came from her younger sister having difficulty saying her given name. She was baptized on October 20,1929 at Immanuel Lutheran Church at Tracy, Indiana and later confirmed there. She died peacefully at her home on Monday, March 19, 2007 after a lengthy illness. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 P.M. Thursday at Hideaway Lake Community Church with Dr. Don Anderson officiating. Graveside services are scheduled for 2:00 P.M. Saturday at the Tracy Cemetery in LaPorte County, Indiana. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the charity of ones choice. Boots spent her childhood years in a small farmhouse with brothers, Paul, Robert, John, David and sisters Ethel and Doris. She drove a tractor at 12 years of age and continued both her love of gardening and driving the rest of her life. She graduated Valedictorian of Union Township High School out of a class of seven, which was a well-worn family joke. She continued her education at Purdue and Ball State Universities obtaining a degree in Elementary Education. It was at Ball State where she met "Zeke" and married him on Aug. 17, 1952. Soon thereafter they moved to Alaska, before it became a state. It was an "overseas" tour of duty for Zeke while Boots taught at Northern Light Elementary School on Ladd Air Force base. When they returned stateside, they moved to Freeport, Illinois where she continued to teach and complete her Masters degree in Guidance and Counseling. In 1960 Boots gave birth to their only child, Beth. While in Freeport they attended Our Redeemer Lutheran church. It was here Boots started her adventures with Mary, going to auctions and buying antique furniture and refinishing it to place in their homes, which today are filled with many of those pieces. She enjoyed working with wood and recalling many of the stories and events that surrounded each piece. After 25 years of teaching in Illinois, she and Zeke moved to Hide-A-Way in 1985 and continued teaching in the Marshall and Lindale areas for another 10 years. Here they attended Hide-A-Way Community Church, serving on various boards and going on mission trips. They volunteered at Salvation Army, and especially enjoyed doing the Christmas Toy Distribution and working with the Disaster Relief Canteen. A lifelong passion was traveling, taking pride in having been to every one of the fifty states and overseas many times as well. Some of her favorite trips were later in life with her behind the wheel, Beth at "shotgun" and Zeke in back, monitoring their progress on his GPS. Boots is preceded in death by her parents and all of her siblings except Doris. She is lovingly remembered by her faithful husband, Edsel "Zeke" Langdon and daughter, Beth. Boots lived a life surrounded by many friends who enjoyed her quick wit and enthusiasm for life. She enjoyed playing golf, bridge and games. In retirement she square danced, wrote some poetry, sewed and made many costumes and entertained at many functions. She brought smiles and laughs to scores. This is the record of her earthly existence and now her heavenly record begins.

Beulah Langdon

May 30, 2029 - March 19, 2007