LaDonna Marie Beck (1924 - 2005)

Born 22 Aug 1924 in Milo, Huntington County, Indiana, USA

Wife of Dennis Parson — married 14 Feb 1946 in Grant County, Indiana, USA

Died 21 May 2005 at age 80 in Grant County, Indiana, USA

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Biography

Birth

Date: 22 Aug 1924

Place: Milo, Huntington, Indiana, USA. Source: #S51

Marriage

Date: 14 Feb 1946

Place: Grant County, Indiana, USA. Source: #S31

Husband: Dennis Parson

Wife: LaDonna Marie Beck

Child: Daniel D Parson

Child: Denise D Parson

Obituary

Unsourced, undated obit from her FindAGrave memorial page:

Mrs. Parson was born in Milo (near Van Buren) to the late Adam and Harriett (Forsythe) Beck, and lived in Grant County all of her life. She married Dennis Parson on Feb. 14, 1946. He died April 7, 1994.

She previously worked at Marion Paper Box for 17 years, and had worked at Midwest Paper and Osborn Paper.

LaDonna was a warm, caring person with an excellent sense of humor. Family was extremely important to her, and she spent her live caring for them, bringing joy and laughter to their lives. She was a dedicated Christian, and a member of God's Grace United Methodist Church, spending many years at the former Grace United Methodist Church, where she taught Sunday School to the kindergarten class for more than 30 years. She also enjoyed scrapbooking.

Survivors include son, Daniel D. (Sherri) Parson, Marion; daughter, Denise D. (David) Murphy, Gas City; brothers, Harold Beck, Huntington, and Leroy (Thelma) Beck, Milo; grandchildren, Dr. Derek Murphy, Fishers, and Danielle Murphy, Muncie.

She also was preceded in death by sisters, Lela Herring, Rena Nash and Beatrice Smith.

Burial

Place: Grant Memorial Park; Marion, Grant County, Indiana, USA. Source: #S7

Sources

• Source: S51 Title: Milo, Indiana (Wikipedia article). Milo is named as her birthplace in her obit.

• Source: S31 Title: Marion (Grant County, Indiana) Public Library (Genealogy Database) Grant County Marriage Records at the Marion Public Library. Source for marriage date, place Grant County.

• Source: S7 Title: FindAGrave.com. Source for exact birth/death dates, birthplace, cemetery. Includes unsourced, undated obit which provides additional family information. Also source for nickname (from stone).

Contributors and Merge Chronology

• WikiTree profile Beck-2031 created through the import of 22AUG13-Update (edit).ged on Aug 22, 2013 by Fred Remus. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Fred and others.