Beck, Frederick Stephen 'Fred'

1888 - 1968  (79 years)

• Name	Beck, Frederick Stephen 'Fred'
  Birth	26 Dec 1888	Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	BECK.F001
  _FGRAVE	35733575
  Military Service	World War I,  [2]
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959, a…
  		United States Army
  		World War I (1914 - 1918)
  Death	6 Nov 1968	Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1, 3]
  Burial	Goss Cemetery, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Beck, Fred S. and Erma R.
  Person ID	I36454	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	15 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Scherer, Erma R.,   b. 14 Jun 1901, Richland County, Illinois d. 13 Jan 1988, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 86 years)
  Children	+ 1. Beck, Samuel Frederick 'Sam',   b. 16 Jan 1932, Richland County, Illinois d. 17 Feb 2017, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F1722	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 26 Dec 1888 - Richland County, Illinois Death - 6 Nov 1968 - Olney, Richland County, Illinois Burial - - Goss Cemetery, Richland County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Fred S. Beck, age 79, well known German township farmer passed away this morning at the Richland Memorial Hospital, following a long period of ill health. A lifelong resident of the county, Mr. Beck was born the son of John Beck and Elizabeth Sager Beck. He was a lifelong member of the Lutheran church having been first a member of St. James Church and later a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church. He was a veteran of World War and served in the United States Army. He was married to Erma Scherer on June 25, 1924. She survives him. Other survivors are a son and daughter-in-law, Samuel and Wilma Jean Beck of Rt. 2, 01ney; two granddaughters, Carol Sue and Connie Lynn Beck. He also leaves two sisters, Mrs. Clara Craig and Mrs. Bertha Craig, both of Olney, and a brother-in-law, Orin Scherer of Rt. 2, Olney; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced later from the Summers-Rainey Funeral Home. Taken from the Olney Daily Mail Nov. 6, 1968.

  
  

• Sources

  [S11633] Findagrave.com, Headstone, Beck, Fred S. and Erma R., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35733575/frederick-stephen-beck), none. (Reliability: 2). [S15884] Kaleb Beavers, List of Richland County World War I Veterans, Compiled by Kaleb Beavers, (24 October 2018) (Reliability: 2). [S1566] Findagrave.com, Obituary, Beck, Samuel F., 85, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/176467908/samuel-frederick-beck), none. (Reliability: 2).