Roy Miller Beam
(1893-1970)
Emma L. Stouffer
(1898-1949)
Calvin Alexander Beam Sr.
(1924-1988)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Winnifred V. Beecher

Calvin Alexander Beam Sr. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

  • Born: 21 Jan 1924, Shippensburg, Cumberland, PA 2 3 5
  • Marriage (1): Winnifred V. Beecher
  • Died: 15 Apr 1988, Hershey, Dauphin, PA at age 64 2 3 5 6
  • Buried: 19 Apr 1988, West Pennsboro Twp.: Cumberland Valley Memorial Gardens, Cumberland, PA 3 5 6

   FamilySearch ID: LRCK-DNK.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1950 in Southampton Township, Cumberland, PA. The 1950 census recorded living on Governor Ritner Highway: Calvin A. Beam, upholsterer at U.S. ordinance depot, living with wife Winifred V., 20; Calvin J., 1; and Edward K., born Aug 1949. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

2. Residence: on 6 Sep 1977 in Newville, Cumberland, PA. 8

3. Obituary: Patriot-News: obituary of Calvin A. Beam Sr. On 17 Apr 1988 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA. 6 NEWVILLE - Calvin A. Beam Sr., 64, of Newville RD 1 died Friday in Hershey Medical Center.

He was a retired employee of Letterkenny Army Depot, Chambersburg; was an Army veteran of World War II; was a life member of Penn Twp. Fire Company; was an auxiliary sheriff's deputy for Cumberland County; and was a member of Penn Twp. Fire Police Association, Cumberland County Fire Police Association, Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen's Association, Cumberland County Volunteer Firemen's Association, and the Pennsylvania Fire Police Association.

Surviving are his wife, Winnifred Beecher Beam; six sons, Calvin A. Jr. of Landisburg, Edward K. of Walnut Bottom, Alan R. of Loysville, Kenneth B. of Mechanicsburg, and Daniel L. and Thomas G., both at home; a daughter, Kathy Jo Day of Gardners; 10 brothers, Ralph S. and James H., both of Shippensburg RD 6, W. Leroy of Mechanicsburg, Jay C. of Chambersburg, Hughie E. of Shippensburg RD 1, R. Paul of Aspers RD 1, Herbert G. of Alexandria RD 1, Donald W. of Bristol, Conn., Melvin S. of Shippensburg Star Route, and John L. of Newburg RD 1; three sisters, Catherine Wadell of Shippensburg RD 2, and Betty P. Beam and Edna G. O'Donnell, both of Shippensburg RD 7; and 10 grandchildren.

Services will be held at 10: 30 a.m. Tuesday in the Hoffman-Roth Funeral Home, Carlisle, with Pastor Donald H. MacKenzie officiating. Burial will be in Cumberland Valley Memorial Gardens, West Pennsboro Twp.


Calvin married Winnifred V. Beecher, daughter of Paul Edward Beecher Sr. and Pearl Margaret Jones. (Winnifred V. Beecher was born on 16 Sep 1929 in Roxbury, Cumberland, PA,4 9 10 11 12 died on 24 May 2017 in Carlisle, Cumberland, PA 4 12 and was buried on 30 May 2017 in Carlisle: Cumberland Valley Memorial Gardens, Cumberland, PA 4 12.)


Sources


1 The Sentinel (Carlisle, PA) (www.cumberlink.com), http://cumberlink.com/lifestyles/announcements/obituaries/nancy-g-beecher-jackson/article_8faa479c-378b-5265-8b3b-38917f2d9328.html Obituary of Nancy Beecher Jackson.

2 Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.), SSN 159-24-8288 Calvin Alexander Beam. Father Roy M. Beam. Mother Emma L. Stouffer.

3 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-2012 (Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-2012. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Bureau of Archives and History. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Calvin A. Beam Sr.

4 Hoffman Funeral Home (Carlisle, PA) (http://www.hoffmanfh.com), Obituary of Winnifred V. B. Beam.

5 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/105835332.

6 The Patriot-News (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) (Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania.), 17 Apr 1988, obituary of Calvin A. Beam Sr.

7 The Valley Times-Star (Newville, PA), 3 Aug 1955, page 2. Births.

8 The Sentinel (Carlisle, PA) (www.cumberlink.com), 8 Sep 1977, page 16. Obituary of Paul E. Beecher Sr.

9 Cumberland Times-News (Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland), 01 Jun 1998, obituary of William Donald Glotfelty.

10 1940 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KQFH-SDQ John Beecher, Penn Township, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 21-46, sheet 5B, family 85, NARA digital publication T627, roll 3479.

11 1930 United States Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Penn, Cumberland, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2025; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0038; Image: 478.0; FHL microfilm: 2341759.

12 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/185816624.



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