Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Waynesville.
Mrs. Gresham worked at Funk Seeds in Bloomington and the Dixie Truck Stop in McLean and was a homemaker.
She was born Sept. 18, 1935, in Iowa City, Iowa, to Harley W. and Louisa A. Chase Beck Sr. She married Robert Lee Gresham on Dec. 31, 1964, at Atlanta. He survives.
Also surviving are their children, Kathy (and David) Wells of Hillsboro, Wayne (and Janet) Gresham of D'iberville, Miss., Barbara (and Edward) Schultz of Bloomington; Robert Gene (and Becky) Gresham of Missouri; Donna Kaye Johnson (and Dale Sympson) of Clinton, Charmine (and Tommy) Karrick of Atlanta, Cindy (and Harold) Coggins of Armington, Richard (and Kelly) Hoffert of Middletown, Theresa (and Charles) Funk of Armington, Babette (and Aaron) Ware of Atlanta, LaDonna (and William) Feezor of Armington, and Jimmie (and Laura) Gresham of Atlanta; 43 grandchildren; 43 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Jane Doolin of Atlanta and Madonna York of Bloomington; and four brothers, Harley Beck Jr. of Mathis, Texas, Art Beck of Forsythe, Mo., Charles Beck of Kirbyville, Mo., and James Beck of Pekin; and several nieces and nephews, including Jackie Gene Beck, a nephew who was special to her.
She was a member of the Eminence Christian Church.
She was an avid fisherman and loved crafts and children.
Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Waynesville.
Mrs. Gresham worked at Funk Seeds in Bloomington and the Dixie Truck Stop in McLean and was a homemaker.
She was born Sept. 18, 1935, in Iowa City, Iowa, to Harley W. and Louisa A. Chase Beck Sr. She married Robert Lee Gresham on Dec. 31, 1964, at Atlanta. He survives.
Also surviving are their children, Kathy (and David) Wells of Hillsboro, Wayne (and Janet) Gresham of D'iberville, Miss., Barbara (and Edward) Schultz of Bloomington; Robert Gene (and Becky) Gresham of Missouri; Donna Kaye Johnson (and Dale Sympson) of Clinton, Charmine (and Tommy) Karrick of Atlanta, Cindy (and Harold) Coggins of Armington, Richard (and Kelly) Hoffert of Middletown, Theresa (and Charles) Funk of Armington, Babette (and Aaron) Ware of Atlanta, LaDonna (and William) Feezor of Armington, and Jimmie (and Laura) Gresham of Atlanta; 43 grandchildren; 43 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Jane Doolin of Atlanta and Madonna York of Bloomington; and four brothers, Harley Beck Jr. of Mathis, Texas, Art Beck of Forsythe, Mo., Charles Beck of Kirbyville, Mo., and James Beck of Pekin; and several nieces and nephews, including Jackie Gene Beck, a nephew who was special to her.
She was a member of the Eminence Christian Church.
She was an avid fisherman and loved crafts and children.
Family Members
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Darlene Mae Beck
1927–1928
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Clara Mae Beck Hayter
1929–1967
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Arthur M. Beck
1931–2013
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Sgt Jackie Dean Beck
1932–1985
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Harley Wilford Beck Jr
1937–2004
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Charley A. Beck
1940–2014
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James Robert "Jim" Beck
1943–2007
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Jane Roberta Beck Doolin
1943–2022
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Madonna M. Beck York
1946–2006
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Alberta "Bertie" Beck
1951–1995
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