Thomas Herman Sink
(1880-1960)
Clara Belle Beard
(1883-1966)
Mary Frances Sink
(1927-2020)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. George Graham Beeker

Mary Frances Sink 1 2 3 4

  • Born: 20 Dec 1927, Midway, Davidson, NC 3 4
  • Marriage (1): George Graham Beeker on 20 Dec 1943 1
  • Died: 17 Dec 2020, Lexington, Davidson, NC at age 92 4
  • Buried: Lexington: Reeds United Methodist Church Cemetery, Davidson, NC 4

   FamilySearch ID: LRFZ-VVJ.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1930 in Midway, Davidson, NC. 5 The 1930 census recorded owning a home on Hard Surface Road 66: Thomas H. Sink, farmer, 49, living with wife Clara, 45; Kermit, 22; Clarence, 18; Bulah, 15; Florence, 13; Fred, 10; Willie, 8; Edna, 4; and Frances, 2. Everyone and their parents were born in North Carolina.

2. Census in 1950 in Tyro, Davidson, NC. 6 The 1950 census recorded Graham Beeker, carpenter - builds house, 25, living with wife Frances, 22; and daughters Phyllis C., 4, and Jean, 2. All were born in North Carolina.

3. Residence: on 23 Mar 2006 in Reeds Crossroads, Davidson, NC. 2

4. Obituary: on 18 Dec 2020 in Lexington, Davidson, NC. 4 Mary Frances Sink Beeker, 92, of Lexington went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, December 17, 2020, at the Hinkle Hospice House in Lexington.
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, private funeral service will be held at Reeds United Methodist Church with the Rev. Barry Queen officiating. Burial will follow in the Church Cemetery.
Mrs. Beeker was born in Davidson County on December 20, 1927, to Thomas Herman Sink and Clara Belle Beard Sink. She was a member of Reeds United Methodist Church and a loving mother, sister, and grandmother whose memory will be cherished forevermore. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, George Graham Beeker; her brothers, Clarence Sink, Kermit Sink, Willie Sink, and Fred Sink; and her sisters, Gladys Beason, Beulah Benoy, Edna Presley, and Florence Sowers.
Left to cherish her memory are her loving children, Charles Beeker (Diane) of Clemmons, Richard Beeker (Kathy) of Arcadia, Nelson Beeker (Sherri) of Tyro, Carol Beeker Long of Midway, and Jean Beeker Spainhour (William) of Midway; eight grandchildren; eleven great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, and other extended family.
Memorials may be directed to Reeds United Methodist Church at 4731 W Old Hwy 64, Lexington, NC 27295.


Mary married George Graham Beeker, son of Elmo Lee Beeker and Alice Myrtle Myers, on 20 Dec 1943.1 (George Graham Beeker was born on 19 Oct 1924 in Jerusalem, Davie, NC,1 7 8 died on 29 Dec 2010 in Salisbury, Rowan, NC 1 7 and was buried on 3 Jan 2011 in Salisbury: Salisbury National Cemetery Annex, Rowan, NC 1 7.)


Sources


1 Lyerly Funeral Home (Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina.), Obituary of George Graham Beeker. http://www.lyerlyfuneralhome.com/obituary?id=240238.

2 "The Dispatch (Lexington, NC)" (Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina), http://www.the-dispatch.com/news/20060324/hilda-beeker-seaford 24 Mar 2006 obituary of Hilda Beeker Seaford.

3 The Heritage of Davidson County 1982 (Lexington, North Carolina : Genealogical Society of Davidson County, c1982, 794 p. ISBN 0894591827), Biography 1038. Thomas Herman Sink.

4 Legacy.com, https://www.legacy.com/funeral-homes/obituaries/name/frances-beeker-obituary?pid=197320390&v=batesville&view=guestbook Obituary of Mary Sink Beeker.

5 1930 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3SJ-GNH Thomas H Sink, Midway, Davidson, North Carolina.

6 "1950 United States Census," https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6FMS-M6NR Graham Beeker Tyro NC.

7 Find A Grave, http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=92109245.

8 Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), George Graham Beeker b. 19 Oct 1924 Davie Co. NC.



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