A memorial service will be held at a future date for 57-year-old Paula Michelle Beam of Chester, Illinois, who passed away at 3:34 a.m. Friday, September 26, 2025 at Three Springs Senior Living and Rehabilitation, Chester, Illinois.
She was born June 13, 1968 in Chester to Charles S. Marler and Mary (nee Gibson) Farmer in Chester, Illinois.
She is also survived by three children: Daniel (Kayla) Marler, Haley (Matt) Bland and James Beam;
six siblings: Danny (Diane) Marler. Chuck (Angie) Marler. Dawn (Marler) Shockey, Christina Farmer, Kimberly Farmer and Jacqueline Britt; eight grandchildren; an uncle: Joseph (Bo) Mattingly; many nieces, nephews, great nieces, great nephews, cousins and friends.
She was also preceded in death by a sister: Kathy Marler.
Paula had previously worked as a registered nurse in Missouri.
She enjoyed adult coloring books and looking up her friends on Facebook.
Paula loved to laugh and joke and was always there to make everyone happy.
It was Paula’s wish to be cremated.
A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Memorials may be made in Paula’s honor for funeral expenses and are being accepted at Pechacek
Funeral Home in Chester.