Erica “Ricky” Jo MacBeth, 79, of Danville, Iowa died Friday, September 9, 2022, at University of Iowa Hospitals. She was born in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania on September 24, 1942 to Harold and Alice Marie Griffiths Sneden. She was a graduate of Peters Township High School; Waynesburg College of Waynesburg, Pennsylvania and received her Masters from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh. In 1974 she married James B. MacBeth in Waynesburg.
All of her life was devoted to public education. She taught second grade at Allison Elementary in Houston, Pennsylvania, then was librarian and media specialist for the Morning Sun and Winfield Mt. Union schools for four years, and retired after twenty-four years with the Burlington school district as librarian and media specialist. She was a master gardener and loved their life on the farm; was an avid reader of mysteries; enjoyed writing letters; and loved her cats and dogs.
Survivors include her husband of Danville; daughters Lynn MacBeth of Pittsburgh and Sandra MacBeth of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania; sons Bruce (Kim) MacBeth of Claysville, Pennsylvania and Andrew (Angela) MacBeth of Eighty Four, Pennsylvania; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and her three younger brothers, Chris (Gail) Sneden of Austin, Texas, Michael (Laurie) Sneden of St. Louis, Missouri, and Al (Daryll) Sneden of Richmond, Virginia. She was preceded in death by her parents.
The funeral service for Ricky will be held at 3:00 pm Thursday, September 15, 2022 at Elliott Chapel, New London, Iowa with Pastor David Mixon officiating. The family will receive friends beginning at 1:00 until the time of the service. Burial will follow at Burge Cemetery, rural New London. A memorial has been established for HJ Nugen Library in New London. Online condolences may be left at www.elliottfuneralchapel.com.