Alecia Lou Beyhl

Alecia Beyhl, 68, of Melbourne, Florida passed away at home on September 30, 2026.

On Friday, November 6, 2026, Alecia will be inurned in a private ceremony at Moline Memorial Park. A Celebration of Life will be held on November 7, 2026 at the Wyndham Hotel on John Deere Commons.

Alecia was born in Moline, Illinois on June 23, 1958 to Howard Dale and Doris Eileen McConnell. She grew up in East Moline, Illinois and graduated from United Township High School in 1976.

Alecia’s mother was a beautician and she greatly influenced her. While she did not become a beautician herself, she did develop a mastery in the application of makeup and she studied interior design. As a young adult, Alecia began working at Payless Beauty Supply while in high school and worked her way up to Manager after it became Sally Beauty Supply. She would discover and refine her many skills at other jobs around the Quad Cities, including at Ross Furniture, and Cone’s Repair Service, Inc. in Moline. It was during that time when an old boyfriend rekindled the flame, and he asked her to marry him.

Alecia married Mark Beyhl on October 21, 1989, in Moline.

After their honeymoon in the Cayman Islands, they settled down in beautiful, sunny Miami, Florida to begin their new life together. Early years were spent visiting with friends on both coasts of Florida, focusing on their careers, and always making sure to find time to hit the beach! Alecia took a job as Assistant Manager for the boutique clothing store A Nose For Clothes in their receiving department. In August of 1992, Hurricane Andrew devastated the city of Miami and displaced the family along with so many others. Mark and Alecia moved back to the Quad Cities, where Alecia was hired as Inventory Coordinator at Happy Joe’s corporate office in Bettendorf, Iowa.

Mark took this opportunity to return to college and, upon graduation, accepted a job in Peoria, Illinois. After relocating, Alecia worked for Action Medical until the birth of their daughter Taylor Danielle who was born on April 7, 1998. She would retire from working to focus on being a full time Mom.

In the year 2000, Alecia was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. That condition would define the rest of her life, though its effects would not take place immediately. In 2008, the family once again returned to the Quad Cities, this time they bought a home in Bettendorf, Iowa where they lived until Taylor graduated high school and moved out on her own. During this period, the disease finally started to affect her daily life. In 2015, it introduced the need for a walker, and eventually a wheelchair. Five years later, Alecia and Mark moved to Georgetown, Texas where they spent time with family and frequented social gatherings at their apartment complex. Around Thanksgiving of 2022, Alecia finally lost the ability to walk on her own. Mark procured a power wheelchair for her so that she could maintain her independence, and a hospital bed to maximize her comfort.

Finally, in 2026 they moved to Melbourne, Florida to be near Mark’s son, Eric, and his family. Alecia was being attended to by home health care nurses at the time of her passing. They were all fond of her and enjoyed her feisty nature.

Alecia was an avid car enthusiast; her taste was 60’s muscle cars. She liked a variety of music genres and was keen on female detective shows on TV. Most of all, she was a great cook and enjoyed baking everything chocolate!

She is survived by her husband, Mark of Melbourne, FL, daughter, Taylor Beyhl of Davenport, IA, stepson, Eric (Jodi) Beyhl of Melbourne, FL, sister, Melissia (Harlan) Burhans of Portland, TX, brother Dale McConnell of East Moline, IL and one grandson, Jackson Beyhl.

She was preceded in death by her parents Howard and Doris McConnell and stepbrother Daniel Lee.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the National MS Society in Alecia’s name.