Kennesa LaNell Beach

Kennesa LaNell Beach, 38, of Republic, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018, in Cox South Hospital, where she was undergoing urgent heart surgery. She was born Feb. 23, 1980, in Springfield.
She was the mother of a beautiful daughter named Alexis Paige Neasby, that she loved with all her heart, and left much too soon. She was so incredibly proud of her daughter, and people could see the love in Kennesa’s eyes when she looked at Alexis.
She was preceded in death by her father, Kenneth Beach.
Beach is survived by her daughter, Alexis; her mother and step father, Lesa and Brad Garton; a sister and her husband, Falesha and Joey Wise; her grandmother, LaNell Cooper; an aunt, Deborah Gregory; an uncle, Freddy Gregory; a niece, Alissa Wise; a nephew, Gage Wise; and a host of other extended family and close friends.
A visitation was held from noon to 1 p.m., with the funeral service beginning at 1 p.m., on Monday, Oct. 29, 2018, in Meadors Funeral Home, 314 N. Main Ave., Republic, MO 65738. Burial followed the service in Brookline Cemetery, Brookline.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to be made to the family, for expenses. Family and friends may share online condolences at www.meadorsfuneralhome.com.