She was a native of Brantley County of the Caney Bay area and graduated from Brantley County High School. Later she worked at J. A. Jones Shipyard in Brunswick before attending college. She was married to the late James M. Beck, Jr. and was the daughter of the late Willie King and Vertie Johns King.
Mrs. Beck was a retired teacher with the Ware County School System. She retired in 1985 and formerly taught at Emerson Park Memorial Drive and Woodard Godwin. She was a member of Central Baptist Church, the Faith Sunday School Class, Merry Makers, Sojourners of Winona Park United Methodist Church, Ware County Retired Teachers Association, a charter member of the Ware County Credit Union Association and past president of the Ware County Exchangettes.
Survivors include a daughter, Betty Sue Rayburn of Griffin; a son, James M. Beck III of Bainbridge; a sister, Thelma Dubose of Jacksonville, Fl; two sisters-in-law, Elma King of Nahunta, Helen King of Flowery Branch; and four grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Chapel of Central Baptist Church.
Burial was in Greenlawn Cemetery. The family received friends at Music Funeral Home Tuesday night from 6-8.
She was a native of Brantley County of the Caney Bay area and graduated from Brantley County High School. Later she worked at J. A. Jones Shipyard in Brunswick before attending college. She was married to the late James M. Beck, Jr. and was the daughter of the late Willie King and Vertie Johns King.
Mrs. Beck was a retired teacher with the Ware County School System. She retired in 1985 and formerly taught at Emerson Park Memorial Drive and Woodard Godwin. She was a member of Central Baptist Church, the Faith Sunday School Class, Merry Makers, Sojourners of Winona Park United Methodist Church, Ware County Retired Teachers Association, a charter member of the Ware County Credit Union Association and past president of the Ware County Exchangettes.
Survivors include a daughter, Betty Sue Rayburn of Griffin; a son, James M. Beck III of Bainbridge; a sister, Thelma Dubose of Jacksonville, Fl; two sisters-in-law, Elma King of Nahunta, Helen King of Flowery Branch; and four grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Chapel of Central Baptist Church.
Burial was in Greenlawn Cemetery. The family received friends at Music Funeral Home Tuesday night from 6-8.
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