Charles Boyd Beeker ^{1 2 3 4 5}

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  Noted events in his life were:

1. Newspaper: Hickory Daily Record: A son, Charles Boyd, was born to Mr. And Mrs. H. T. Beeker of 819 Sixth street early today at the Hickory Memorial Hosptial., 20 Apr 1942, Hickory, Catawba, NC. ⁶

2. Census in 1950 in Hickory, Catawba, NC. ⁷ The 1950 census recorded at 819 6th Street: Willa B. Beeker, pairer in men's hosiery mill, divorced, 43, living with daughter Flo R. Singleton and son Charles B. Beeker, 7. Everyone was born in North Carolina.

3. Newspaper: Statesville Record and Landmark: Charles Beeker Robbed, 11 Jan 1965, Statesville, Iredell, NC. ⁸ STATION RECEIPTS TAKEN BY BANDIT
HICKORY (UPI) -- Service station attendant Charles Beeker told police he was robbed of between $900 and $1,200 last night by an armed bandit who intercepted him while en route to deposit the day's receipts at a surburban Longview branch bank.
Beeker said the unidentified gunman stepped from the shadows about 15 feet from the bank's night depository and demanded the money taken in Sunday at the Smile Oil Co. station where he worked.

4. Newspaper: Hickory Daily Record: Marriage Licenses: Charles Boyd Beeker of 417 Second Avenue, SE, Hickory, to Cathy Delorous Sluder of Rt. 7, Hickory., 4 May 1973, Hickory, Catawba, NC. ⁹

5. Newspaper: Hickory Daily Record: Divorces: Charles Boyd Beeker from Cathy Sluder Beeker, 10 Sep 1977, Hickory, Catawba, NC. ¹⁰

6. Residence: from 1983 to 2019 in Hickory, Catawba, NC. ¹¹

7. Obituary: Hickory Funeral Home on 26 Sep 2024 in Hickory, Catawba, NC. ⁵ Charles Boyd Beeker, 82 of Hickory passed away on Thursday, September 26, 2024 at his residence.
He was born on April 20, 1942 to the late Harrell Turner Beeker and Mary Willa Boyd Beeker in Catawba County. Charles never met a stranger and was dearly loved by everyone who met him. His pride and joy was his grandchildren. He will be greatly missed.
Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Flo Icard and her husband Thomas Icard Sr..
Survivors include his daughter, Mary Kerns and husband Frank; grandchildren, Justin Kerns, David Kerns; nieces, Mary Stilwell and husband Greg, Karen Icard; and nephew, Thomas Icard Jr..
A funeral service will be held on Friday, October 4, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. at Christ Lutheran Church. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 1:00 until 1:45p.m. at the church. Pastor Alec Fisher will officiate the service. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Christ Lutheran Church, 324 2nd Ave. SE, Hickory, NC 28602.

Charles married Cathy Delorous Sluder, daughter of Charles Dilly Sluder and Ruby Gladys Epley, on 30 Apr 1973 in Newton, Catawba, NC.¹ The marriage ended in divorce on 8 Sep 1977. (Cathy Delorous Sluder was born on 29 Jul 1953 in Hickory, Catawba, NC ^{1 12}.)