William Henry Beeker
(1863-1895)
Minnie Elizabeth Russell
(1867-1905)
Amos William Reed
(1869-1948)
Hattie Elizabeth Caldwell
(1875-1965)
Fred Robert Beeker Sr.
(1885-1956)
Christine Laverne Reed
(1893-1953)
Chris Vernon Beeker Sr.
(1921-2018)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Nell Elizabeth Stephens

Chris Vernon Beeker Sr. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

  • Born: 15 Apr 1921, , Greene, AL, USA 1 6
  • Marriage (1): Nell Elizabeth Stephens on 16 Jun 1945 in Alabama City, Etowah, AL, USA
  • Died: 1 May 2018, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, AL at age 97 5 11
  • Buried: 4 May 2018, Eutaw: Mesopotamia Cemetery, Greene, AL, USA 1 5 11

   FamilySearch ID: GMG1-6L3.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1940 in Eutaw, Greene, AL, USA. 12 The 1940 census recorded renting a home for $15 a month on Wilson Avenue across the railroad crossing: F. R. Beeker, foreman at planer mill, 54, living with wife Christie, 47; son Chris, expressman at A. G. S. Depot, 19; son John, 16; and daughter Minnie Evelyn, 2. All were born in Alabama except F. R. in North Carolina.

2. Occupation: Unemployed on 13 Jul 1945 in Eutaw, Greene, AL, USA. 6

3. He was described as 5'7" 141lbs. gray eyes, brown hair, dark complexion on 13 Jul 1945 in Eutaw, Greene, AL, USA. 6

4. Residence: on 13 Jul 1945 in Eutaw, Greene, AL, USA. 6

5. Newspaper: Greene County Democrat: Duaghter Born To Mr. and Mrs. Beeker, 16 Jan 1947, Eutaw, Greene, AL, USA. 13 Mr. and Mrs. Chris Beeker nee Nell Stephens announce the arrival of a daughter born Dec 22nd. whom they have named Leiloni Janell. Mother and baby are now at home in the Colonial apartments.

6. Census in 1950 in Eutaw, Greene, AL, USA. 14 The 1950 census recorded at 407 Johnson Street: Chris V. Beeker, wholesale grocery salesman, 28, living with wife Nell S., 21; daughter L. Janell, 3; and son Chris V., 1. All were born in Alabama.

7. Residence: on 27 Jul 1956 in Eutaw, Greene, AL, USA. 15

8. He was educated at Livingston College: College of Business and Commerce BS Degree: Chris Vernon Beeker Jr. in 1970 in Livingston, Sumter, AL, USA.

9. Residence: on 8 Sep 2007 in Eutaw, Greene, AL, USA. 10 16

10. Residence: on 2 Apr 2017 in Eutaw, Greene, AL, USA. 7

11. Obituary: Kirk Funeral Home: obituary of Chris Vernon Beeker on 1 May 2018 in Greensboro, Greene, GA, USA. 17 Chris Vernon Beeker, age 97, of Eutaw, died May 1, 2018, at DCH Regional Medical Center. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. on Friday, May 4, 2018, at Mesopotamia Cemetery in Eutaw with Rev. Gene Dockery officiating and Kirk funeral homes Demopolis Chapel directing. Visitation will be held following the service at Eutaw Baptist Church Fellowship Hall.

He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Nell Stephens Beeker; parents, Fred and Christie Beeker; brothers, Fred, Reed and John Beeker; sisters, Ina Merle Brannon and Minnie Evelyn Elliott; grandson, Reed Ballard.

He is survived by his children, Janell Wright, Chris Beeker, Jr. (Teresa), Susan Ballard (Dale), Steve Beeker (Patti), and David Beeker (Missy); grandchildren, Beth and David Weissinger, Diana Browning (Brandon), Inge Beeker (Elizabeth), Chris Beeker, III ( Carlley), Christian Foster (David), Chris Ballard (Kim), Leigh Ann Stewart (Chris), Elizabeth Bambarger, Reed Beeker (Christie), Rita Ferrin (Joey), April Beeker (Travis Birchmore) and Michael Beeker (Samantha); 28 great grandchildren.

He was a veteran of World War II and a Pearl Harbor survivor.

Pallbearers will be his grandsons.

Honorary pallbearers will be Dot Bonner, Elizabeth Clark, Gilbert and Mary Norwood, Lane Sears, Robert Tillman, his domino buddies, Bennie Abrams, Tommy Porter, and Dennis Stripling.

In lieu of flowers the family request memorials be made to Eutaw Baptist Church or the charity of one's choice.

12. Obituary: Sumter County Record: obituary of Chris Vernon Beeker on 10 May 2018 in Livingston, Sumter, AL, USA. 5 Chris Vernon Beeker, age 97, of Eutaw, died May 1,2018 at DCH Regional Medical Center. Graveside services were at 2 pm. on Friday, May 4,2018 at Mesopotamia Cemetery in Eutaw with Rev. Gene Dockery officiating and Kirk funeral homes Demopolis Chapel directing. Visitation will be held following the service at Eutaw Baptist Church Fellowship Hall.

He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Nell Stephens Beeker; parents, Fred and Christie Beeker; brothers, Fred, Reed and John Beeker; sisters, Ina Merle Brannon and Minnie Evelyn Elliott; grandson, Reed Ballard.

He is survived by his children, Janell Wright, Chris Beeker, Jr. (Teresa), Susan Ballard (Dale), Steve Beeker (Patti), and David Beeker (Missy); grandchildren, Beth and David Weissinger, Diana Browning (Brandon), Inge Beeker (Elizabeth), Chris Beeker, III (Carlley), Christian Foster (David), Chris Ballard (Kim), Leigh Ann Stewart (Chris), Elizabeth Bambarger, Reed Beeker (Christie), Rita Ferrin (Joey), April Beeker (Travis Birchmore) and Michael Beeker (Samantha); 28 great grandchildren; brother in law, Bill Elliott.

He was a veteran of World War II and a Pearl Harbor survivor.

Pallbearers were his grandsons.

Honorary pallbearers were Dot Bonner, Elizabeth Clark, Gilbert and Mary Norwood, Lane Sears, Robert Tillman, his domino buddies, Bennie Abrams, Tommy Porter, and Dennis Stripling.

In lieu of flowers the family request memorials be made to Eutaw Baptist Church or the charily of one's choice.


Chris married Nell Elizabeth Stephens, daughter of Frederick Stephens and Florence Robuck, on 16 Jun 1945 in Alabama City, Etowah, AL, USA. (Nell Elizabeth Stephens was born on 25 Nov 1928 in Eutaw, Greene, AL, USA,3 18 died on 23 May 2012 in Marion, Perry, AL, USA 3 18 and was buried in Eutaw: Mesopotamia Cemetery, Greene, AL, USA 3 18.)


Sources


1 Find A Grave, http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=78581741.

2 Tuscaloosa News (Tuscaloosa, Alabama), 5 Dec 1971, page 17. Engagement of Drura Teresa Inge and Chris Vernon Beeker Jr.

3 Demopolis Times (Demopolis, AL), 28 May 2012, obituary of Nell Stephens Beeker.

4 Birmingham News (Birmingham, AL) (Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama.), 23 Feb 2011, obituary of Amos Reed Beeker.

5 Sumter County Record (Livingston, AL), 10 May 2018, obituary of Chris Vernon Beeker.

6 Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Chris V. Beeker b. 15 Apr 1921 Greene County, AL.

7 Tuscaloosa News (Tuscaloosa, Alabama), 9 Apr 2017, obituary of Minnie Beeker Elliott.

8 FamilySearch.org, Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG13-MKBC Dale Wilson Ballard and Susan Beeker Shamblin, 8 Oct 1983; citing Montgomery, Alabama.

9 FamilySearch.org, Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1S-FYKW : 19 February 2021), Richard Shamblin and Susan Beeker, 19 Jun 1971; citing Montgomery, Alabama.

10 Tuscaloosa News (Tuscaloosa, Alabama), 19 Aug 2007, Beeker-Bambarger Engagement.

11 "Kirk Funeral Home (Greensboro, AL)," Obituary of Chris Vernon Beeker.

12 1940 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V1GD-1NH F R Beeker Eutaw, AL.

13 "Greene County Democrat (Eutaw, AL)," 16 Jan 1947, page 6.

14 "1950 United States Census," https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6F7G-BDSH Chris V Beeker Eutaw AL.

15 "Greene County Democrat (Eutaw, AL)," 2 Aug 1956 page 1, obituary of Fred R. Beeker.

16 Tuscaloosa News (Tuscaloosa, Alabama), 10 Mar 2001, McKee-Beeker Engagement.

17 "Kirk Funeral Home (Greensboro, AL)," Obituary of Chris Vernon Beeker Sr.

18 Find A Grave, http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=78581740.



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