Nancy Marie (Allen) Beam of Maricopa, Ariz., formerly of the Albert Lea area, died on Nov. 16, 2013, in Maricopa. She was 71 years of age.

She was born on April 27, 1942, in Albert Lea, the daughter of Wilbur and Ione (Crouch) Allen.

Nancy graduated from Albert Lea High School with the class of 1960.

She is survived by her husband, Richard Beam, of Maricopa; son, Jason, and his wife, Natasha, of Riverside, Calif.; two grandchildren Ashley and Drake; sisters Jeanine Dahl of Albert Lea and Sally Stader of Simi Valley, Calif.; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents.