Marie Beller

Lois Marie Beller was born on Sept. 13, 1933, in Frederick, OK to Ervin Lamar & Elsie (Wood) Gosnell. Her maternal Great Grandfather and Grandfather were Ordained Ministers and when Marie was 2 years old, her father was called to preach. Rev. Gosnell was ordained into the Pentecostal Holiness Church and pastored churches throughout Oklahoma for the next 46 years. Marie graduated from High School in 1951 in Washington, OK. That Fall, she enrolled at Southwestern Bible College, in Okla. City, where she met Dannie Beller from Byars, OK. They became friends and began dating in Feb., 1953. They were married Sept. 21, 1953 and lived in Okla. City where Marie worked as a long distance operator for Southwestern Bell and Dan finished his studies at Southwestern Bible College for the Bachelor of Theology Degree. When Dan graduated in 1954, Marie quit her job and began traveling with her husband in full time Evangelistic Ministry, playing the piano and accordion and singing with him. The next 13 years were filled with a variety of ministry and educational studies. In 1956, they became Pastors in South Coffeyville, OK and continued for almost 3 years. Their daughter, Dana, was born in Coffeyville, Kansas in 1957. In 1959, the Bellers were elected as Directors of the Christian Education Department of the East Okla. Conference and continued that Ministry for the next 7 years. In 1965, they began serving as Pastors of a church in Pryor Okla. and Dan became a full time student in the Graduate School of Theology at Oral Roberts University. In 1967, they were called to be Pastors at Evangelistic Temple in Tulsa, OK, where they served for the next 34 years. Marie was always quite musical. She began playing the piano in her Dad's church when she was about 11 years old and continued her music ministry by her husband's side until their retirement in 2001. She was quite accomplished at the piano and was a church pianist at Evangelistic Temple for many years. She sang in Trios in High School, at Southwestern College and was an integral part of the "Temple Trio," who sang on the Evangelistic Temple television program in the 70's and 80's. They also sang on a regular basis in the Sunday church services. Marie loved her family and home and was an excellent wife, mother and grandmother. She was an avid reader and enjoyed solving cross word puzzles. The Bellers traveled to many foreign Countries and especially loved leading tours to Israel which they visited 23 times. She is preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Dan Beller; parents, Rev. & Mrs. Lamar Gosnell. She is survived by one daughter, Dana Acevedo and husband, Luis of Tulsa, OK; two Granddaughters, Jessica Parker and husband, Ryan of Yukon, OK and Natalie Owen and husband, Roman of Las Vegas, NV; four Great-Grandchildren, Aubrey and Tristan Parker of Yukon, OK and Olivia and Amelia Owen of Las Vegas, NV; one brother, Joe Gosnell and his wife, Mackley of Tulsa, OK; and many Cousins. In lieu of flowers, the family requests you make donations to these organizations: Porta Caeli Hospice House - https://cceok.org/porta-caeli-house/ Jim Eby - Missions Catalyst Int'l. - https://mci3.org/ Jerry Morris - Bridge Builders Int'l. - https://www.bbiok.org/ Viewing will be 4-7 pm, Tuesday, July 1, 2025 at Moore Southlawn, 9350 E. 51st, Tulsa, OK. Funeral Service will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 2, 2205 at Spirit Life Church, 5345 S. Peoria Ave., Tulsa. Moore Southlawn 918-663-2233 share memories at www.moorefuneral.com

Marie Beller

September 13, 1933 - June 25, 2025