Ralph Wiley Beck's Obituary
Mr. Ralph Wiley Beck, 76, of 200 Dalewood Avenue, Kannapolis, died Sunday, July 25, 2004 at his residence.
Funeral services will be conducted 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 28, 2004, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday at Lady's Funeral Home. At other times they will be at the residence.
Born December 22, 1927 in Cabarrus County, he was a son of the late Adam Covington Beck and Alice Honbarrier Beck. He retired several years ago from the No. Six weave room of Fieldcrest-Cannon Plant One where he was employed for 50 years. He was a member of the National Rifle Association and was an avid hunter and fisherman. He was also a member of the Woodmen of the World.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Theresa Ann Beck; and two brothers, Adam Ray Beck and James Melvin Beck.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Corn Beck; two daughters, Raphaelle Plott and her husband Ray of Concord and Linda B. Burchfield of Hallandale Beach, Florida; a son, Ralph Wiley Beck II and his wife Angela of Kannapolis; four grandchildren, Heather Linn and her husband Daniel of Concord, Michael Burchfield of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Tangelia Beck and Tabittha Beck, both of Concord; two great-grandchildren, William Hunter Linn and Hannah Rae Linn, both of Concord; and a sister-in-law, Eunice P. Beck of Kannapolis.
Memorials may be sent to the George Batte Cancer Center, 200 Medical Park Drive, Suite 145, Concord, NC 28025 or Hospice of Cabarrus County, PO Box 1235, Concord, NC 28026.
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