Helen Louise (Beam) Ambler, 90, widow of Robert Cary Ambler, Jr., passed away Saturday, October 1, 2022 at Bon
Secours Chester Emergency Center.
Mrs. Ambler was born on May 2, 1932 in Staunton to the late Robert Chambers Beam, Sr. and Mae Vernon (Brower)
Beam.
She loved horses and enjoyed the Kentucky Derby and, also loved gardening.
Mrs. Ambler is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Robert Cary III and Linda (Sutton) Ambler; a daughter, Helen
Jacqueline “Jackie” Ambler; three grandchildren, Jillian F. Ambler of Waynesboro, Rachel C. Henley of
Christiansburg, and Robert Cary Ambler IV of Staunton; a special pet, Lilly; very special friends, Charles and Ruby
Dabney and Elizabeth “Liz” Wilkinson; and a number of nieces and nephews. Special thanks to Gay Beam Briggs for
her support and care of Lilly.
In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by three brothers, Robert C., George and Warren Beam.
A graveside service will be conducted at 1:00 pm, Friday, October 7, 2022 at Thornrose Cemetery by Reverend A.J.
Heine.
Memorial donations may be sent to At Home Care & Hospice, 3117 W. Clay St., #200, Richmond, VA, 23230 or
American Cancer Society, P. O. Box 42040, Oklahoma City, OK, 73123.
Condolences may be sent to the family online at www.henryfuneralhome.net.
The family extends their heartfelt appreciation to At Home Care and Hospice for their loving care of Helen.