AVA, NY - Jean Shaver Beach, of Ava, New York, passed away on February 19, 2015. Jean was born January 24, 1917, in Rome, New York. She was the daughter of George H. and Frances Walters Shaver. Jean graduated from Vernon High School, Albany State College and did some graduate work at Oneonta, Oswego, and Utica Colleges. She was a teacher in Westernville School and Clough School in Rome, New York. She was a member of the Wednesday Morning Club, AARP, NYSUT, and NYSRTA. Jean was a former trustee of the Westernville Library. Jean married Ernest Beach in Vernon in 1941. Mr. Beach died in 1958. Her son, William (Bill) Beach, died in 2012. Jean is survived by her niece, Carol F. Hernandez of Clinton and her nephew, George P. Mair of Clinton and her extended family members. Three sisters predeceased her - Doris Ferguson, Marjorie Mair, and Thelma Shaver. A niece, Marilyn M. Gregory, died in 2013. Funeral arrangements are by the Heintz Funeral Home, 10 East Park Row, Clinton, New York. A memorial service will take place in the spring at the convenience of the family at Evergreen Cemetery in Rome. An announcement will follow.