Stephen D. Beeker DDS ^{2 3 4 5 6 7}

   FamilySearch ID: GQ2F-QQS.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1940 in Hopkinsville, Christian, KY. ⁸ The 1940 census recorded renting a home at 1512 Canton Street: Don E. Becker [sic, indexed wrong due to poor handriting of Beeker by census taker], salesman for paint company, 31, living with wife Florence Lucile, 27; and sons John Gordon, 5, and Stephen D., 9 months. Everyone was born in Indiana except Stephen in Kentucky. In 1935 they lived in Indianapolis.

2. Census in 1950 in Indianapolis, Marion, IN. ⁹ The 1950 census recorded at 1025 E. 11th Street: Florence L. Beeker, p.b.x. operator for dairy company, widowed, 36, living with sons Jon C., 15, and Stephen D., 11. All were born in Indiana.

3. Newspaper: Journal and Courier: Beekers File Suit To Break Will, 27 Oct 1956, Lafayette, Tippecanoe, IN. ¹⁰ Suit To Break Will Is Filed
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FRANKFORT -- Suit to set aside the will of May B. Black, filed for probate in Circuit court, was instituted Friday by eight persons -- Opal Aper, Hazel Chenoweth, Manford Beeker, Bernice Beeker, Clifford Beeker, Leonard Beeker, John Beeker and Stephen Beeker against Magdeline Hornbeck as executrix of the estate and Magdoline Hornback, Thornton Beeker and Katheryn Shigley as heirs named in the will. The estate includes real estate in Clinton and Tippecanoe counties estimated to be worth $30,000. The will was drawn April 11, 1950. The complaint alleges undue influence in the writing of the will.

4. Residence: 4808 Thornleigh Drive, Indianapolis, IN on 25 Aug 1962 in Indianapolis, Marion, IN. ¹¹

5. Newspaper: Tipton Daily Tribune: Mr. And Mrs. Wade McCutchan have received word of the birth of a grandson. Parents of the 9 lb. Baby are Mr. And Mrs. Steve Beeker of Michigan. The baby, who was born Saturday, is welcomed by two sisters, Gail and Julie, 11 Sep 1968, Tipton, Tipton, IN. ¹²

6. Newspaper: Traverse City Record-Eagle: BEEKER - Dr. And Mrs. Stephen D. Beeker (Alice McCutchan) of Petoskey, formerly of Mancelona, are the parents of a son born September 7 at Little Traverse Hospital in Petoskey., 11 Sep 1968, Traverse City, Grand Traverse, MI. ¹³

7. Residence: on 11 Sep 1968 in Traverse City, Grand Traverse, MI. ¹²

8. Residence: on 1 Mar 1980 in Traverse City, Grand Traverse, MI. ³

9. Residence: on 3 Dec 1983 in Traverse City, Grand Traverse, MI. ⁵

10. Obituary: Reynolds Jonkhoff Funeral Home: obituary for Stephen Beeker on 21 Oct 2011 in Traverse City, Grand Traverse, MI. ² Obituary for Stephen Beeker, D.D.S.
TRAVERSE CITY \emdash Stephen D. "Steve" Beeker, 72, died Friday, Oct. 21, 2011, at Munson Medical Center. Steve was born July 15, 1939, in Hopkinsville, Ky., the son of Donald and Florence (Gollmier) Beeker, and grew up in Indianapolis.He graduated from Indiana University and also the IU School of Dentistry. He practiced family dentistry for five years in northern Michigan before attending the University of Michigan's School of Orthodontics. On Aug. 25, 1962, he married Alice McCutchan. Together they raised three children. The Beeker family moved from Lafayette, Ind., to Traverse City in 1979 where he practiced until retirement. Steve was a private pilot and loved everything connected with aviation. He was also a World War II history buff. For 17 years he was a member of the Northwestern Regional Airport Commission, serving as chairman for two years. He was an active and very enthusiastic member of the local Experimental Aircraft Association chapter. For more than 10 years, he volunteered at the EAA Airventure in Oshkosh, Wisc. He and his grandson Yani looked forward to driving the Welcome Wagon shuttle service for pilots of Homebuilt aircraft at Airventure. He also loved to travel, read, fish and hunt. He was an avid Hoosier basketball fan. Steve is survived by his wife Alice; daughters, Gail (Randy), of Fort Walton Beach, Fla., Julie (Lalu Wirayani), of Traverse City, and son Bruce of Cedar; brother Jon, of Kansas City, Kansas; and sister Michelle George, of Hilton Head, S.C. He is also survived by four very special grandchildren, Wade and Grant Folsom and Yani and Yana Beeker. In lieu of flowers friends are encouraged to donate blood to help others with leukemia, or to consider the Northwestern Michigan College Foundation for the Schools of Aviation, Nursing or Maritime, located at 1701 E. Front St., Traverse City, MI 49686. We are especially thankful to the many caring professionals who helped Steve after his diagnosis, specifically everyone at Traverse Area Hematology/Oncology, the Munson Infusion Clinic and the caring C-4 staff at Munson. We will always remember your kindness. The family invites friends and family to a gathering on Sunday, Oct. 30, from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Hagerty Center located on the Great Lakes Campus of Northwestern Michigan College, overlooking the West Bay at 715 E. Front St. Cremation has taken place. Please share thoughts with the family at Steve's online guestbook at www.reynolds-jonkhoff.com. The family is being served by Reynolds Jonkhoff Funeral Home.

11. Obituary: Journal and Courier: obituary of Stephen D. Beeker, DDS, 72 on 27 Oct 2011 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe, IN. ¹ Stephen D. Beeker, DDS, age 72, passed away Friday, October 21 in Traverse City, MI. Steve grew up in Indianapolis where he met his wife of 49 years, the former Alice McCutchan at Tech High School. He was a graduate of Indiana University and also the IU School of Dentistry and the University of Michigan School of Orthodontics. He practiced in Lafayette prior to moving to northern Michigan in 1979.
Steve is survived by his wife Alice, two daughters, Gail (Randy) Folsom of Ft. Walton Beach, FL, Julie Beeker (Lalu Wirayani) of Traverse City, MI and one son, Bruce Beeker of Cedar, Michigan and four very special grandchildren. Also surviving are his brother Jon Beeker and his sister Michelle George.
Steve was also a private pilot and a World War ll history buff. He was a member of the local EAA Chapter and an airport commissioner for many years. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, traveling and was an avid Hoosier basketball fan. In lieu of flowers friends are encouraged to donate blood to help others with leukemia, or to consider the Northwestern Michigan College Foundation for the Schools of Aviation, Nursing or Maritime, located at 1701 E. Front Street, Traverse City, MI 49686. Please share thoughts with the family at Steve's online guest book at www.reynolds-jonkhoff.com Cremation has taken place and arrangements were handled by the Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, (231) 947-6347.

Stephen married Alice Janet McCutchan, daughter of Ernest "Wade" McCutchan and Georgia Catherine Compton, on 25 Aug 1962 in Atlanta, Hamilton, IN.^{1 2} (Alice Janet McCutchan was born on 15 Oct 1939 in Knoxville, Knox, TN ^{11 14 15 16}.)