Obit of George Beach - McClain County, Oklahoma

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The Purcell Register - January 2, 1975

Funeral Rites Held for George Beach   
     Funeral rites for George Beach, 86, were held Monday, December 30, 
in Yoakum Memory Chapel, following extended illness.  His death occurred 
Thursday, December 26 at Evans Nursing Home where he had resided several 
years.
     Rev. John Meador officiated at the service.  Bearers were Joe 
Huddleston, Dave Roberts, Robert Stephens, A.L. Ellison, Laurence Mantooth 
and Earl Sanders.  Honorary bearers were J.C. Nance, Curtis Melton, and 
Claude Winchester.
     Family survivors include his daughter Mrs. Margaret Sade, Purcell; 
sons, Cornius Beach, Rondell Beach, Oklahoma City; Floyd Beach, Lawton; 
five grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
     George Beach, of Chickasaw Indian lineage, was born March 18, 1888 
in Montague, Texas.  He has been a resident of Purcell since 1929.
     He was a member of the First Baptist Church and the Purcell Eagle 
Lodge.
     McClain county lost another pioneer citizen and community builder in 
the death of George Beach.  Mr. Beach was an early day resident of what 
is now McClain county before statehood.  He was first engaged in farming 
up Walnut Creek and later changed over to carpenter work.  He finally wound 
up life's work as a work foreman for the state highway department, which 
placed him in command of the maintenance program on the state highways of 
this region.  Working with him in that assignment were the late Frank McCall, 
Andy Summers and the late Bob Gillihan.
     Beach also associated, at one time, with J.C. Nance in the house 
building enterprise in Purcell.
     His wife, Gordie, preceded him in death more than 15 years ago.