Timothy Ray Bean

Timothy Ray Bean, 52, born January 21, 1969 to Marjorie (Lawrence) Bean and Lee Roy Bean in Seymour, Indiana. He was their youngest and only son with 6 daughters. Tim was raised by his mom, who loved him more than life. He was her “flash”, and she raised an incredible, kind, caring, and respectful man and taught him how he should treat women. Tim married Joni (Kimberlin) Bean, the love of his life and soulmate, on October 9, 2009. He was the perfect husband; kind, caring, loyal, gracious, and most of all, he gave to her his unconditional love. The other two loves of Tim’s life are his daughters, Leslie (Josh) Horton and Reese Bean. His girls were perfect in his eyes and he was the most amazing and loving daddy a kid could ask for. Tim was “Papaw” to Landon Ray Carter Jones and Charlee Grace Lynn Hawn and he was so proud of the people they were becoming. Tim loved his boys so much, his furbabies Chewy and Vader. Tim was employed at Enkei America, both the Columbus, IN and Jacksonville, FL for over 29 years, retiring from there in April of this year to move full-time to Georgia. Tim loved Enkei and the people there. For nearly two years Tim drove back and forth between Georgia and Indiana or Georgia and Florida nearly every weekend so he could be with the love of his life. Not many would put up with the Georgia traffic to do that! In April of this year Tim took a job in Toccoa, GA. at Nifco KTW, where he quickly was promoted to the Production Assembly Manager. He was winning over hearts throughout the plant and his staff and co-workers had so much respect for him. Tim loved people and really knew how to build a team. Tim could easily be found any night of the week on the pitcher’s mound very rarely throwing anything other than strikes. He loved softball, his Steelers, the Reds, the Pacers and IU. Tim was a mentor, coach, friend, brother, and teammate, never having a bad thing to say about anyone. If you were blessed to have got to know him or meet him, then he left an impression on your life. Tim’s voice could be heard throughout a ballpark, store or restaurant or movie theater or… I mean we all know how loud that man was, but his heart was of pure gold. His sense of humor was unlike no other; there was always going to be a lot of laughs when Tim was around. Tim enjoyed going to the gym and taking out any of his frustrations on the weights. There just aren’t enough words in the dictionary to fully explain how incredible of a man he was and how loved he was by so many. Tim is survived by his wife; daughters (son-In-law); grandchildren; close friends, Kevin, Dewayne, Opie, Gabe, Brandon and so many others; his sisters, Anita Hurt, Kathy Edwards, Sherry Bradford and Frances Jaynes; many nieces, nephews and great nieces and nephews. He is proceeded in death by his parents and sisters, Mary Lou Stockelman and Linda Flurh. Services will be held at Jewell Rittman Family Funeral Home 3855 25th St, Columbus, IN 47203. Visitation will be Sunday, August 29th from 1:00pm to 5:00pm and funeral service on Monday at 11:00am with burial at Fairview Cemetery in Brownstown, Indiana. You are invited to view his memorial video, light a virtual candle of remembrance and send a message of condolence to the Bean family via the funeral home website: www.jewellrittman.com