James Parris Beecher
(1896-1972)
Beatrice May Welsh
(1896-1989)
Samuel Boyd Moore
(1891-1963)
Virginia Gill
(1898-1981)
Earl James Beecher
(1916-1997)
Elizabeth T. Moore
(1921-2013)
Dorothy Ann Beecher
(1942-2021)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Paul A. Cook

Dorothy Ann Beecher 1 2 3 4

  • Born: 15 Aug 1942, , , PA 3 4 5
  • Marriage (1): Paul A. Cook
  • Died: 23 May 2021, Downingtown, Chester, PA at age 78 4 6
  • Buried: Glenmoore: Forks of the Branywine Cemetery, Chester, PA 4

   Another name for Dorothy was Dottie Ann Beecher.7

   FamilySearch ID: LF2L-TNY.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1950 in Valley Twp., Chester, PA. 8 The 1950 census recorded James Beecher, heater in steel industry, 53, living with wife Beatrice, 54. They were born in Pennsylvania.
On the same census page is James' son Earl J. Beecher, welder in steel industry, 33, with his wife Elizabeth, 28; Dorothy Ann, 7; and Robert, 2. They were born in Pennsylvania.
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2. Residence: on 6 Sep 1997 in Downingtown, Chester, PA. 2

3. Residence: on 24 Aug 2013 in Downingtown, Chester, PA. 9

4. Residence: on 10 Oct 2013 in Downingtown, Chester, PA. 10

5. Obituary: Daily Local News: obituary of Dorothy Ann Cook on 23 May 2021 in West Chester, Chester, PA. 6 Dorothy Ann Cook, 78, of Downingtown died Sunday, May 23, 2021 at her home. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Earl James and Elizabeth Jane Moore Beecher. Dottie was a 1960 graduate of S. Horace Scott High School. She was branch manager of Downingtown National Bank for many years, after she retired, was the bookkeeper for Power Point Ice Rink, Eagle and worked in home care for several years. She was treasurer of West Chester VFW Post 106 for 23 years. Dottie is survived by her son, Glenn Cook of Morgantown; 8 Grandchildren: Bryan Cook, Crystal Cook, Dana Cook-Forde, Laura Cook, Hailey Berkeihiser, Derick Ruffini, Joshua Cook, and Jeremy Cook; and 9 great-grandchildren: Nason, Aidan, KJ, Melina, Jessa, Julien, Jude, Birdie, and Jake; her two brothers: Ronald Beecher of Thorndale and Richard Beecher of West Caln Twp; and her partner, Ralph Forrest. Dottie was pre-deceased by her son, Michael James Cook and her daughter, Staci Ann Cook and her brother: Robert Beecher. Dottie's funeral service will be held Thursday, May 27, 2021 at 10:30am at Wentz Funeral Home 342 East Chestnut Street, Coatesville 610-384-0318 visitation will begin at 9:30am. Visitation will also be held Wednesday, May 26, 2021 from 6-8pm at Wentz Funeral Home. Masks and social distancing will be required. Interment will be private. Memorials in Dottie's honor may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital In Memory of Dottie Cook 100 Matson Ford Road, Building Four, Suite 215 Radnor, PA 19087 or to American Cancer Society 1818 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19103. To share online condolences please visit www.wentzfuneralhome.com.


Dorothy married Paul A. Cook. (Paul A. Cook was born on 29 Dec 1939.)


Sources


1 Records of Nancy Eitnier, a descendant.

2 Lancaster Intelligencer Journal Newspaper (Lancaster, Lancaster County, PA), 9 September 1997, page B-3. Obituary of Earl J. Beecher.

3 FamilySearch.org, United States Public Records, 1970-2009, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KRRX-YN9 Dorothy A Cook, Residence, Malvern, Pennsylvania.

4 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/227584576.

5 Ancestry.com, U.S. Public Records Index (Original data: Voter Registration Lists, Public Record Filings, Historical Residential Records, and Other Household Database Listings.), Vol. 1. Dorothy A. Cook, Honey Brook, PA.

6 Daily Local News, Chester County, PA (West Chester, Chester County, PA), https://www.dailylocal.com/obituaries/dorothy-ann-cook-downingtown-pa/.

7 Daily Local News, Chester County, PA (West Chester, Chester County, PA), 4 Dec 2007, obituary of Michael J. Cook.

8 "1950 United States Census," https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XBG-4G9H James Beecher Valley Townshp Chester PA.

9 Daily Local News, Chester County, PA (West Chester, Chester County, PA), 24 Aug 2013, obituary of Elizabeth T. Beecher.

10 Wilde Funeral Home (Wilde Funeral Home, 434 Main Street, Parkesburg, PA 19365.), http://www.wildefuneralhome.com/content/earl-robert-beecher.



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