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In his four decades as an Episcopal priest in Atlanta, the Rev. Canon Herb Beadle distinguished himself in many ways.
He was director of St. Jude's Recovery Center for alcohol and drug addiction treatment. He was a canon at the Cathedral of St. Philip. He was vicar at Emmaus House, a neighborhood ministry. He was a chaplain at Lovett School. He was a baritone soloist at All Saints Episcopal Church. Even in retirement, he led services at churches when their pastors needed a Sunday off.
In all these roles, he remained upbeat yet realistic, advocating for the disadvantaged and poking fun at pomposity and sanctimoniousness. "Herb practiced a sleeves-rolled-up, let's-confront-challenges-honestly Christianity," said Bob Simpson, former St. Philip's music director now at Houston's Christ Church Cathedral.
Herbert J. Beadle Jr., 86, of Atlanta died March 16 at Hospice Atlanta of complications from a heart attack. A memorial service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at the Cathedral of St. Philip. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Emmaus House, 1017 Hank Aaron Drive, Atlanta, GA 30315-1705. H.M. Patterson & Son, Oglethorpe Hill, is in charge of arrangements.
Born and reared in Texas, Canon Beadle was a medical supply officer at Camp Pendleton, Calif., during World War II. Witnessing the suffering of the wounded moved him to become a priest and a pacifist, said his wife, Fran McDowell-Beadle.
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