Gary Lee Beecher ^{2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9}

   FamilySearch ID: LF2L-GJ2.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Newspaper: Harrisburg Telegraph: "Mr. And Mrs. Samuel Beecher, Dillsburg R. D. 2, Announce the birth of a son on February 24 at the Seidle Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Beecher was Miss Gertrude Hoover, Duncannon.", 27 Feb 1941, Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA. ¹⁰

2. Newspaper: The Gazette and Daily: letter from Gary Lee Beecher, 30 Oct 1942, York, York, PA. ¹¹ Dear Editor:
This is my first letter to your paper. I am just a little fellow and everybody thinks I am cute. I guess maybe I am. I shall be two years old February. I get around everywhere and into everything. I have black eyes and black hair. Momma and Daddy think the world and all of me even if I am bad sometimes. Well, since this is my first letter and I am such a little boy, I'll have to say so long to the boys and girls.
A little member,
GARY LEE BEECHER,
Dillsburg, R. D. 2.

3. Census in 1950 in Dover Twp., York, PA. ¹² The 1950 census recorded on Carlisle Pike: Samuel Beecher, production forman at York. Corp., 34, living with wife Gertrude, 32; and son Garry Lee, 8. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

4. Newspaper: Gazette and Daily: Engagement of Joann Arnold and Gary Lee Beecher, 24 May 1968, York, York, PA. ⁶ (school photo of Joann Arnold)
Red Lion -- The engagement of Joann Arnold, 362 West Broadway, to Gary Lee Beecher, son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Beecher, Jr. 3753 Carlisle road, has been announced by her parents, Mrs. and Mrs. Woodrow Stough, Sanford, Fla.
The bride-to-be is a graduate of Spring Grove Area High school and is employed by Red Lion Industries, Inc. as a secreatary.
Her fiance is a graduate of Dover Area High school and is employed by Superthrift market, Weigelstown.
An August wedding is planned.

5. Newspaper: Gazette and Daily: Miss Arnold Wed to Gary Beecher, 26 Aug 1968, York, York, PA. ⁷ Miss Arnold Wed to Gary Beecher
Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow W. Stough of Sanford, Fla., is married to son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel M. Beecher Jr., Dover RD 5.
Joann L. Arnold, 1019 West Poplar street, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow W. Stough, Sanford, Fla., was married to Gary Lee Beecher, son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Merle Beecher Jr., Dover RD 5, Saturday at 2 p.m. at Grace Lutheran church.
Rev. Edwin M. Clapper, pastor, officiated at the double-ring ceremony.
The bride was given in marriage by her father.
The bride wore a floor-length imported lace gown, with a bateau neckline, A-line skirt and detachable train. Seeded pearls accented the front of the gown. Her headpiece was of imported lace with the forward effect. She carried white roses with streamers of lily-of-the-valleys and ivy.
Mrs. Stanley Burgard, Spring Grove RD 1, was the matron of honor. The other attendants were Mrs. David Trone, York New Salem, and Mrs. Dale Bievenour, Dover.
Faye Trone was flower-girl and Danny Krone was ring-bearer.
The bride's attendants wore floor-length green skimmer dresses with empire waists and short tapered sleeves. The dresses' backs were accented with green satin ribbons. The attendants wore matching headpieces. The matron of honor carried white daisies with green ribbons and the other attendants carried white daisies with yellow ribbons.
The bride's mother wore a blue sheath chiffon dress and matching accessories. She carried a white carnation corsage.
The bridegroom's mother wore a pink sheath chiffon dress with matching accessories. She carried a pink carnation corsage.
Dale Bievenour, Dover, was best man. Alan Bair, Mt. Wolf, and Ira Lauer Jr., Dover, were the ushers.
The church was decorated with altar vases of pompons and gladioli. Colonial cages lined the aisles. Candelabra lined the altar.
Walter Keesey, Lancaster, soloist, sang "God Gave Me You," "The Lord's Prayer" and "Blest Be The Tie That Binds."
A reception was held at the Fireside restaurant following the ceremony. After the reception, the couple left for a wedding trip to the Pocono mountains and Virginia.
The bride is a 1959 graduate of Spring Grove high school and was employed at Red Lion Industries, Incorporated, as a secretary.
The bridegroom is a 1963 graduate of Dover High school and was employed at Super-Thrift store. The couple will live in Florida.

6. Residence: 2340 Blackberry Rd, Dover, PA 17315 in 1982 in Dover, York, PA. ³

7. Residence: on 31 Dec 1989 in Dover, York, PA. ⁵

8. Newspaper: York Daily Record, 28 Feb 1991, York, York, PA. ¹³ Auditing Notice, Orphans' Court Division
BEECHER - The First and Final account of Gary Lee Beecher, Executor of the Last Will and Testament of Gertrude E. Beecher, late of Dover Township, York County, Pennsylvania, deceased (67-90-0182)
BEECHER - The First and Final account of Gary Lee Beecher, Executor of the Last Will and Testament of Samuel M. Beecher, Jr., a/k/a Samuel M. Beecher, late of Dover Township, York County, Pennsylvania, deceased (67-909-0030)
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9. Residence: 2340 Blackberry Rd., Dover, PA in 1997 in Dover, York, PA. ⁴

10. Residence: 3753 Carlisle Rd, Dover, PA 17315 in 2009 in Dover, York, PA. ³

11. Obituary: York Dispatch: obituary of Gary L. Beecher on 29 Mar 2024 in York, York, PA. ⁸ Gary L. Beecher, 83, entered into eternal rest at 10:47 a.m. on Wednesday, March 27, 2024 at Pappus House in Thomasville. He was the loving husband of Joann Louise (Stough) Beecher. The couple celebrated 55 years of marriage on August 24, 2023.
Born February 24, 1941 in Siddonsburg, Gary was the son of the late Samuel Merle and Gertrude Elizabeth Louise (Hoover) Beecher.
He graduated from Dover High School in 1960.
Gary was the owner and president of Beecher & Myers Company in Dover for over 30 years.
He attended Harmony Grove Community Church and was a member of Dover Rod & Gun Club since 1976.
Gary was an avid league bowler in the York area and enjoyed saltwater fishing as well as hunting. He also enjoyed snowmobiling in Potter County and traveling with his wife.
In addition to his wife, Gary is survived by his daughter, Holly A. Feeser and husband, Blaine W. II of East Berlin; and three grandchildren, Kira L. Feeser, Theron S. Feeser and Aspen L. Feeser. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his in-laws, Woodrow W. and Helen A. Stough.
Following cremation, relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend Gary's memorial service at 11 a.m. on Friday, April 5, 2024 at Emig Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Inc., 47 N. Queen St., Dover with Pastor Jim Crosley officiating. There will be visitations from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday and from 10 to 11 a.m. on Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be private at the convenience of the family in Suburban Memorial Gardens, Dover.
Memorial contributions may be made to Harmony Grove Community Church Benevolent Fund, 6390 Harmony Grove Rd., Dover, PA 17315; or Pappus House, 66 Big Mount Rd., Thomasville, PA 17364.
To share memories of Gary and condolences with his family, please visit www.emigfuneralhome.com.

Gary married Joann Louise Stough, daughter of Woodrow Wilson Stough and Helen A. Walters, on 27 Aug 1968 in Red Lion: Grace Lutheran Church, York, PA.^{1 2} (Joann Louise Stough was born on 30 Nov 1941 in , , Pennylvania, USA ^{1 3}.)