James Stephen Beeker ^{1 3 4 5 6 7 8}

   Another name for James was Steve Beeker.⁹

   FamilySearch ID: G79F-DR9.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Newspaper: Beaufort Gazette: Marriage Licenses: James Stephen Beeker of Carolina Beach to Tracy Melinda Slack of Carolina Beach, June 4., 17 Jun 1980, Beaufort, Beaufort, SC. ³

2. Residence: on 6 Apr 2017 in Carolina Beach, New Hanover, NC. ¹⁰

3. Residence: on 13 Sep 2018 in Carolina Beach, New Hanover, NC. ⁹

4. Obituary: StarNews: obituary of James Stephen Beeker on 24 Sep 2018 in Wilmington, New Hanover, NC. ⁹ James Stephen Beeker, "Steve", 66 years old, died of a prolonged illness on September 13, 2018, at Lower Cape Fear Hospice in Wilmington, NC. Steve is survived by his four sons, James Stephen Beeker II (Tiffany), Destyn Christopher, Brandon Kyle (Tori), and Jensyn Walter Earl, two grandchildren, Theodore James and Kaia Nash Beeker, a brother, Henry Earl (Sonny) Beeker, Jr. (Lynn), three sisters, Deborah B. Rochelle(Rocky), Cathy Beeker Farrow, and Susan Beeker Spigelmyer and numerous nephews and nieces. Steve is preceded in death by his parents, Henry Earl Beeker and Edna Marie Rhodes Beeker of Carolina Beach, NC. Steve was born on December 10, 1951 in Wilmington, NC, graduated from Hoggard High School and was a lifelong resident of Carolina Beach. Steve was a loving father and grandfather, a beloved brother, a good friend to many and a very special and unique man. He spent many memorable times in Buzzard Bay clamming with his father and family in his earlier adult years. Steve loved the UNC Tar Heels basketball team and would wear the Tar Heel Blue for every game! A memorial for Steve will be held at the South Gazebo at Fort Fisher at 11am on Saturday, October 13, 2018. Steve's family extends an invitation to his friends to attend and celebrate the very special life of Steve Beeker. "Sand in my shoes, salt in my hair, I'm just an old beachcomber......."

James married Janet Elizabeth Rivenbark, daughter of Irvin Elwood Rivenbark and Dorothy Olivia Griffin, on 5 May 1972 in Carolina Beach, New Hanover, NC.^{1 2} The marriage ended in divorce on 31 Jul 1978. (Janet Elizabeth Rivenbark was born in 1953 in Rose Hill, Duplin, NC ¹.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. They were divorced on 31 Jul 1978 in Hillsborough, Florida. ¹¹

James next married Tracy Melinda Slack on 17 Jun 1980 in Carolina Beach, New Hanover, NC.³

James next married Wendy Shay Perdue, daughter of Dallas Linwood Perdue and Gwendolyn Delores Jamieson, on 9 Dec 1984 in , New Hanover, NC.⁴ The marriage ended in divorce on 8 Nov 1991. (Wendy Shay Perdue was born on 7 Nov 1963 in , New Hanover, NC ^{12 13} and died on 8 Apr 2013 ¹³.)

James next married Monika Theresa Efird, daughter of Walter Knox Efird and Louise Koelbl. (Monika Theresa Efird was born on 18 Aug 1960 in , Guilford, NC ^{10 14} and died on 6 Apr 2017 in Wilmington, New Hanover, NC ¹⁰.)