William Junior Beach (-2010)

BEACH, SCHOCKLEY, MYERS

Posted By: Ames Tribune
Date: 3/27/2010 at 09:47:42

THE AMES TRIBUNE, Ames, Story County, Iowa, Tuesday, March 23, 2010.

William Junior Beach, 78, of Ames, died Monday, March 22, 2010, at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 24, at Stevens Memorial Chapel, 607 28th St., in Ames. Burial will follow in Story City Municipal Cemetery.

William Junior Beach was the son of Wm. Jason Beach and Eva L. Shockley. His mother died in childbirth and he was raised by his grandparents, Lula and David Shockley, of Ames. In 1949, he married Charlotte J. Myers, and two children were born, Ronald and Rita. In 1953, he married C. Marie Beach, who predeceased him in 1994.

He was an avid bowler in his younger years. He was an accomplished fisherman and dog lover. He and his friends have many fond fishing memories. He worked as a maintenance mechanic for 25 years before retiring from Bourn’s Inc., in 1991. He will be greatly missed by many friends and neighbors.

Online condolences may be sent to www.stevensmemorialchapel.com.

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