Dorothy Fae Beck

Mrs. Dorothy Fae Beck, age 89, of Dahlonega, GA, died Wednesday, August 3, 2011, at the Northeast GA Medical Center in Gainesville, GA.

Mrs. Beck was born in Lumpkin County May 13, 1922. She was a homemaker and was a member of the Lighthouse Church in Hall County.


She was the daughter of the late C.J. Baker and Mamie Mae Walker Baker and was also preceded in death by her husband, George Frank Beck Sr; brother, Junior Baker; sisters Mattie Mae Jarrard and Imogene Sanford; son, Barnell Beck; great-grandchild, Cheyenne Beck.

She is survived by daughters and sons-in-law, Bonnie and Ronald Hughes, Ellijay, GA, Carolyn Norwood, Murphreesboro, TN, Mary and Bobby Davis. Chatsworth, GA, Joyce Ann and James Lynn, Dalton, GA; sons and daughters-in-law, Carlton and Diane Beck, Murrayville, GA, Daniel and Bobbie Beck, Carnesville, GA, and George Beck, Dawsonville, GA; daughter-in-law, Annabell Beck, Dahlonega, GA; sister, Buell Hall, Jefferson, GA. 25 grandchildren, 48 great-grandchildren, 4 great-great-grandchildren, and numerous other relatives also survive.

Funeral services for Mrs. Beck are scheduled for 2 PM Saturday, August 6, 2011 at the Banister Funeral Home Chapel in Dahlonega.

Rev. Chris Ellis will officiate.

Interment will follow in the Hightower Baptist Church Cemetery in Lumpkin County.

The family will receive friends at Banister Funeral Home in Dahlonega on Thursday August 4, 2011 from 6 PM until 9 PM, all day on Friday, and again on Saturday until the time of service.

Banister Funeral Home of Dahlonega is in charge of the arrangements.