Chris Vernon Beeker Sr. ^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10}

   FamilySearch ID: GMG1-6L3.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1940 in Eutaw, Greene, AL. ¹² The 1940 census recorded renting a home for $15 a month on Wilson Avenue across the railroad crossing: F. R. Beeker, foreman at planer mill, 54, living with wife Christie, 47; son Chris, expressman at A. G. S. Depot, 19; son John, 16; and daughter Minnie Evelyn, 2. All were born in Alabama except F. R. in North Carolina.

2. Occupation: Unemployed on 13 Jul 1945 in Eutaw, Greene, AL. ⁶

3. He was described as 5'7" 141lbs. Gray eyes, brown hair, dark complexion on 13 Jul 1945 in Eutaw, Greene, AL. ⁶

4. Residence: on 13 Jul 1945 in Eutaw, Greene, AL. ⁶

5. Newspaper: Greene County Democrat: Duaghter Born To Mr. And Mrs. Beeker, 16 Jan 1947, Eutaw, Greene, AL. ¹³ Mr. and Mrs. Chris Beeker nee Nell Stephens announce the arrival of a daughter born Dec 22nd. whom they have named Leiloni Janell. Mother and baby are now at home in the Colonial apartments.

6. Census in 1950 in Eutaw, Greene, AL. ¹⁴ The 1950 census recorded at 407 Johnson Street: Chris V. Beeker, wholesale grocery salesman, 28, living with wife Nell S., 21; daughter L. Janell, 3; and son Chris V., 1. All were born in Alabama.

7. Residence: on 27 Jul 1956 in Eutaw, Greene, AL. ¹⁵

8. He was educated at Livingston College: College of Business and Commerce BS Degree: Chris Vernon Beeker Jr. In 1970 in Livingston, Sumter, AL.

9. Residence: on 8 Sep 2007 in Eutaw, Greene, AL. ^{10 16}

10. Residence: on 2 Apr 2017 in Eutaw, Greene, AL. ⁷

11. Obituary: Kirk Funeral Home: obituary of Chris Vernon Beeker on 1 May 2018 in Greensboro, Greene, GA. ¹⁷ Chris Vernon Beeker, age 97, of Eutaw, died May 1, 2018, at DCH Regional Medical Center. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. on Friday, May 4, 2018, at Mesopotamia Cemetery in Eutaw with Rev. Gene Dockery officiating and Kirk funeral homes Demopolis Chapel directing. Visitation will be held following the service at Eutaw Baptist Church Fellowship Hall.

He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Nell Stephens Beeker; parents, Fred and Christie Beeker; brothers, Fred, Reed and John Beeker; sisters, Ina Merle Brannon and Minnie Evelyn Elliott; grandson, Reed Ballard.

He is survived by his children, Janell Wright, Chris Beeker, Jr. (Teresa), Susan Ballard (Dale), Steve Beeker (Patti), and David Beeker (Missy); grandchildren, Beth and David Weissinger, Diana Browning (Brandon), Inge Beeker (Elizabeth), Chris Beeker, III ( Carlley), Christian Foster (David), Chris Ballard (Kim), Leigh Ann Stewart (Chris), Elizabeth Bambarger, Reed Beeker (Christie), Rita Ferrin (Joey), April Beeker (Travis Birchmore) and Michael Beeker (Samantha); 28 great grandchildren.

He was a veteran of World War II and a Pearl Harbor survivor.

Pallbearers will be his grandsons.

Honorary pallbearers will be Dot Bonner, Elizabeth Clark, Gilbert and Mary Norwood, Lane Sears, Robert Tillman, his domino buddies, Bennie Abrams, Tommy Porter, and Dennis Stripling.

In lieu of flowers the family request memorials be made to Eutaw Baptist Church or the charity of one's choice.

12. Obituary: Sumter County Record: obituary of Chris Vernon Beeker on 10 May 2018 in Livingston, Sumter, AL. ⁵ Chris Vernon Beeker, age 97, of Eutaw, died May 1,2018 at DCH Regional Medical Center. Graveside services were at 2 pm. on Friday, May 4,2018 at Mesopotamia Cemetery in Eutaw with Rev. Gene Dockery officiating and Kirk funeral homes Demopolis Chapel directing. Visitation will be held following the service at Eutaw Baptist Church Fellowship Hall.

He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Nell Stephens Beeker; parents, Fred and Christie Beeker; brothers, Fred, Reed and John Beeker; sisters, Ina Merle Brannon and Minnie Evelyn Elliott; grandson, Reed Ballard.

He is survived by his children, Janell Wright, Chris Beeker, Jr. (Teresa), Susan Ballard (Dale), Steve Beeker (Patti), and David Beeker (Missy); grandchildren, Beth and David Weissinger, Diana Browning (Brandon), Inge Beeker (Elizabeth), Chris Beeker, III (Carlley), Christian Foster (David), Chris Ballard (Kim), Leigh Ann Stewart (Chris), Elizabeth Bambarger, Reed Beeker (Christie), Rita Ferrin (Joey), April Beeker (Travis Birchmore) and Michael Beeker (Samantha); 28 great grandchildren; brother in law, Bill Elliott.

He was a veteran of World War II and a Pearl Harbor survivor.

Pallbearers were his grandsons.

Honorary pallbearers were Dot Bonner, Elizabeth Clark, Gilbert and Mary Norwood, Lane Sears, Robert Tillman, his domino buddies, Bennie Abrams, Tommy Porter, and Dennis Stripling.

In lieu of flowers the family request memorials be made to Eutaw Baptist Church or the charily of one's choice.

Chris married Nell Elizabeth Stephens, daughter of Frederick Stephens and Florence Robuck, on 16 Jun 1945 in Alabama City, Etowah, AL. (Nell Elizabeth Stephens was born on 25 Nov 1928 in Eutaw, Greene, AL,^{3 18} died on 23 May 2012 in Marion, Perry, AL ^{3 18} and was buried in Eutaw: Mesopotamia Cemetery, Greene, AL ^{3 18}.)