Mary Beth Frearson, loving wife, mother, sister, and friend, passed away on August 17, 2016 of complications resulting from liver failure. Born in Logansport, Indiana on June 29, 1950, she was the youngest child of Stanlely and Martha Frearson. She attended Ball State University in Indianapolis, and soon after graduation she met her future husband, Michael Alaga. They moved to California together in 1977, and were married on July 7, 1979 in the Carmel Highlands. They had three children and the family moved to Carmel , California in 1955. Mary Beth was very active in her local community, and frequently assisted in the classroom while her children were in school. She was also deeply involved with St. Philip's Lutheran Church in Carmel Valley, serving on the Church Council and volunteering her time for activities including church beautification and feeding of the homeless. She was an avid walker who spent mornings walking miles with her friends and her golden retriever, and she completed the Big Sur half-marathon several times. Mary Beth also enjoyed traveling and spending quality time with friends and family. She is survived by her husband, Michael Alaga, her three children Kacie, Zachary, and Cory Alaga, and her brother, David Frearson. Mary Beth was an incredibly special person, whose smile and laughter would light up a room. She will be greatly missed, but her memory will be loved and cherished by the multitude of friends and family who were lucky to have known her.