Beebe's Garage

When the owner of Beebe's Garage had a professional photographer come out and take this picture, he knew what he was going to do with it.

It was going to be the centerpiece of all of his advertising.  For example here's the image that people saw when they looked under "Towing" in the 1953 Warrensburg phone directory:

They did well, but the time finally came for them to pursue new interests and the family posted this notice in the Daily Star Journal on June 30, 1967.

After 22 years in the Garage Business in the same location… 

We have decided to close Effective July 1  

We want to thank our many customers for their patronage 

and hope to have someone in the shop to take care of them in the future.  

The Beebes  Pop, Sonny and Barry

If anyone knows anything more about the history of Beebes Garage or has stories to tell of the people who worked there please post the information in the comments.

Update: Here's more information in the form of an obituary provided by Bruce Uhler.

BEEBE, Elizabeth Ila TRIPLETT b: Sep 30 1909, Flemingsburg, KY d: Mar 26 1993, Clinton, Henry Co, MO bur: Sunset Hill Cemetery, Warrensburg, Johnson Co, MO arr: Consalus Funeral Homes Daily Democrat, Clinton MO - Elizabeth Ila Beebe was born September 30, 1909, in Flemingsburg, Kentucky. Her mother's maiden name was Elizabeth Bell Walker and her father was Green Berry Triplett. She also had two sisters, Bulia May and Mary Henry; and one younger brother William. Elizabeth was baptized into the Christian Church at a young age and then married Harold Milo Beebe on January 15, 1928 in Denver, Colorado. During the course of their marriage, Elizabeth and Harold had two sons, Harold Milo Beebe, Jr. born January 20, 1929 in Denver, and eight years later, on November 6, 1936, Berry Richard Beebe was born in Pawnee, Ne. The family lived in Denver, Colorado and Summerfield, Ks. for seventeen years. Then in 1945, they moved to Warrensburg, where they resided until 1983 when Harold Sr. died. Elizabeth then moved to Clinton, where she had lived for the past 10 years. As a young housewife, Elizabeth kept books for the family business, Beebe's Garage, and in her old years, she owned Beebe's Antiques at the farm house south of Warrensburg. Elizabeth's hobbies included antiquing, playing bridge, and most of all reading which she was often found doing into the late hours of the night. Funeral services were Monday, March 29, 1993 at Consalus Chapel, Clinton. Burial was in Sunset Hill Cemetery, Warrensburg.

Also another piece from Bruce Uhler giving details about the location and the interior of the garage.