Murle Eugene Beeker ^{2 3 4 5 6 7}

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  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1930 in Election District 7, Baltimore County, MD. ⁹ The 1930 census recorded renting a home at 104 York Road in Parkton: Murle R. Beeker, railroad employee, 25, living with wife Laura C., 25; son Murle E., 5; and daughter Nellie C., 2. Murle married at age 19 and Laura at 18. Murle his parents, and children were born in Maryland. Laura and her parents were born in Virginia.

2. Census in 1940 in Election District 7, Baltimore County, MD. ¹⁰ The 1940 census recorded renting a home at 345 York Road in Parkton: Murle R. Beeker, rail road trackman, 36, living with wife Laura C., 35; son Murle E., 16; and daughter Nellie C., 13. All were born in Maryland except Laura in Virginia, and they lived in the same house in 1935.

3. Occupation: unemployed on 30 Jun 1942 in Parkton, Baltimore, MD. ³

4. He was described as 5'9" 137 lbs. Brown hair blue eyes on 30 Jun 1942 in Parkton, Baltimore, MD. ³

5. Residence: on 30 Jun 1942 in Parkton, Baltimore, MD. ³

6. Newspaper: Baltimore Sun: Beekers Help Flood Victim Ruth Rosier, 13 Jul 1949, Baltimore, Baltimore, MD. ¹¹ STATE AREAS FLOODED BY HEAVY RAINS
Torrential rains came yesterday in the wake of Maryland's long drought and caused flash floods in two sections of Baltimore county and throughout Western Maryland. At Parkton, Baltimore county, water from the Little Gunpowder Falls flooded the York road 4 feet deep, and ran into the Parkton Post Office, a garage and at least one home. The Little Gunpowder also overran its banks in the White Hall area. There was nearly an inch and a half of rain in the Baltimore area during the day, and amounts up to 42 inches in a twelve-hour span in Western Maryland.
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The Little Gunpowder rose more than a foot an hour at Parkton after it started raining heavily about 11 A.M. The stream burst its banks at 2.30 P.M. Mrs. Ruth Rosier, whose home is about 100 feet back from the York road, was talking about the rising water on the telephone when Charles Mackart, 26, of White Hall, rowed up to her front door in a small boat.
Advises Her To Leave
He advised Mrs. Rosier that she and her 8-year-old son, Jerry, should leave immediately since it wasn't known how high the water would get. The Rosier home was the only one evacuated because of the flood. Four persons worked in water that rose to a depth of 4 feet, however, to move machinery and auto equipment from the first to the second floor of Webster Sutton's garage. Miss Nellie Beeker, 22, of Parkton, and her brother, Murle Beeker, 25, and Mrs. Talmage Rosier, of White Hall, aided Sutton as the water flooded the garage.
Water Rises In Trucks
Water rose into the cabs of two tractor-trailer trucks, that stalled on the York road. Mrs. Ruth Hoshall, Parkton post mistress, said the flood was the worst Parkton has had for eighteen years. The post office is several feet above the road level and water only covered its floor, according to Mrs. Hoshall. A number of gardens and backyards in the area were washed out and a few chicken coops were reported washed away. Both northbound and southbound train traffic on the Pennsylvania Railroad was delayed until the water receded between 6 and 7 P.M.
Staff Member Sent To Parkton
The Baltimore chapter of the Red Cross sent a staff member to Parkton to give whatever assistance was necessary. Roads leading south and west from White Hall were flooded and the Acme Paper Board Company, which is within a few yards of the stream, temporarily suspended its normal 24-hour-a-day operation schedule. Motorists at White Hall made no effort to get through the rushing water. Some heading for Baltimore reached their destinations here by detours which took them nearly to the Pennsylvania line. According to White Hall area residents, the flooded stream extended more than 100 feet past its normal banks there.

7. Newspaper: Baltimore Sun: Beekers Help Rescue Flood Victims, 13 Jul 1949, Baltimore, Baltimore, MD. ¹¹ Torrential rains came yesterday in the wake of Maryland's long drought and caused flash floods in two sections of Baltimore county and throughout Western Maryland. At Parkton, Baltimore county, water from the Little Gunpowder Falls flooded the York road 4 feet deep, and ran into the Parkton Post Office, a garage and at least one home. The Little Gunpowder also overran its banks in the White Hall area. There was nearly an inch and a half of rain in the Baltimore area during the day, and amounts up to 42 inches in a twelve-hour span in Western Maryland. The Little Gunpowder rose more than a foot an hour at Parkton after it started raining heavily about 11 A.M. The stream burst its banks at 2.30 P.M. Mrs. Ruth Rosier, whose home is about 100 feet back from the York road, was talking about the rising water on the telephone when Charles Mackart, 26, of White Hall, rowed up to her front door in a small boat. He advised Mrs. Rosier that she and her 8-year-old son, Jerry, should leave immediately since it wasn't known how high the water would get. The Rosier home was the only one evacuated because of the flood. Four persons worked in water that rose to a depth of 4 feet, however, to move machinery and auto equipment from the first to the second floor of Webster Sut ton's garage. Miss Nellie Beeker, 22, of Parkton, and her brother, Murle Beeker, 25, and Mrs. Talmage Rosier, of White Hall, aided Sutton as the water flooded the garage.

8. Census in 1950 in Baltimore, Baltimore, MD. ¹² The 1950 census recorded Murle E. Beeker, auto mechanic, 25, living with wife Phyllis M., 22; daughter Barbara J., born Oct 1949, and mother-in-law Mary B. Rosier, 65. Everyone was born in Maryland.

9. Residence: on 4 Mar 1952 in Parkton, Baltimore, MD. ⁶

10. Residence: on 7 Apr 1995 in Parkton, Baltimore, MD. ⁴

11. Residence: on 14 Mar 1997 in Parkton, Baltimore, MD. ¹³

12. Obituary: Carroll County Times: obituary of Murle E. Beeker on 18 Oct 2012 in Westminster, Carroll, MD. ⁵ Murle E. Beeker, 88, of Parkton, died Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012, at Carroll Hospice's Dove House in Westminster.

He was born May 12, 1924, in Parkton. He was the fiance and longtime companion of Mary F. Lang.

He was a graduate of Sparks High School. He served in the Army during World War II, in the South Pacific. He was a fireman with the Pennsylvania Railroad and had been an auto mechanic with the former City Chevrolet in Baltimore from 1953 until 1980. He was then employed by AT&T in Baltimore, and after 10 years of service retired in 1990. Following his retirement, he worked for Baltimore County Schools in the "Hereford Zone," where he drove a school bus for 14 years. He retired in 2007, at the age of 83.

He was a member of Parkton American Legion Post No. 256, the former Hereford VFW Post No. 10739 and the Carroll County Senior Center, where he enjoyed playing bingo. He enjoyed duckpin bowling in the senior league and traveling throughout the United States with his fiance.

Surviving, in addition to his fiance, are children Barbara Polski, Sharon Wheeler, Thomas Beeker and Laura Clegg; seven grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren.

He was predeceased by a sister, Nellie Poehlitz.

A viewing will be held from 10 a.m. until the time of service, 11 a.m. Monday at J.J. Hartenstein Mortuary, 24 N. Second St., New Freedom, Pa., with the Rev. Melissa A. McDade officiating. Interment will be in Middletown Cemetery in Freeland.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to Carroll Hospice Dove House, 292 Stoner Ave., Westminster, MD 21157.

13. Obituary: The Baltimore Sun: obituary of Murle E. Beeker on 18 Oct 2012 in Baltimore, Baltimore, MD. ⁸ BEEKER, Murle E. On October 14, 2012, MURLE E. BEEKER, 88, of Parkton, MD. Companion and Fiancee of Mary F. Lang. Funeral service will be held at 11 AM on Monday, October 22 from J.J. Hartenstein Mortuary, Inc., 24 N. Second St., New Freedom, PA. Interment in Middletown Cemetery, Freeland, MD. Friends may call at the mortuary on Monday from 10 to 11 AM. Memorial contributions to Dove House, 292 Stoner Ave., Westminster, MD 21157.

Murle married Phyllis Marian Rosier, daughter of Emanuel Elmer Rosier and Mary Bell Cummings, about 1948. (Phyllis Marian Rosier was born on 14 Mar 1927 in Parkton, Baltimore, MD,^{14 15} died on 25 Apr 2005 in Parkton, Baltimore, MD ^{14 15} and was buried on 28 Apr 2005 in Timonium: Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens, Baltimore, MD ^{15 16}.)

Murle next married Doris Talmadge Sutton, daughter of Thomas Webster Sutton and Mary Viola Smith, on 14 Nov 1953 in , Baltimore County, MD.¹ (Doris Talmadge Sutton was born on 5 Dec 1924 in White Hall, Baltimore, MD,^{4 17 18} died on 7 Apr 1995 in Towson, Baltimore, MD ^{4 17 18} and was buried on 11 Apr 1995 in Freeland: Middletown Cemetery, Baltimore, MD ^{4 17}.)