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Gwen Beck Obituary
BECK GWEN W. BECK On Monday, June 23, 2008, Gwen passed peacefully at home in Falls Church, VA, loved ones with her, after a brief and valiant battle with acute leukemia. She is survived by two sons, Thomas William Beck, III and Edward Ponton Beck. In addition she will be greatly missed by grandchildren Emily Arft, Ian Beck, Powell Beck and Pelham Beck; as well as great-granddaughter, Abigail Arft. Gwen enjoyed her bridge groups, gardening, the Woodley pool, and most of all, the beach. She brightened her home with freshly cut flowers which she arranged skillfully. She was a life long member of Boulevard Baptist Church, where she was a Deaconess, which merged with United Baptist Church of Annandale. A Life Celebration will be held at The United Baptist Church, 7100 Columbia Pike, Annandale, VA 22003, Wednesday, July 2 at 11 a.m., reception to follow at the church. Never far from our hearts, never far from our thoughts. We love you, Granny. www.fmfh.com
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Jo Scott
July 11, 2008
Gwen was a very gracious and thoughtful person. She always made you feel welcome in her home - going the extra mile to have on hand the little things that her guests liked. She went out of her way to help neighbors and friends - driving them to the doctor or the store, typing for them, and consoling them. She will be deeply missed.
abby arft
June 29, 2008
my granny i miss her so much!! i loved playing cards with her!! she will always live on in my heart . she will always be the best granny in the world. I shall love her forever.
Emily Arft
June 28, 2008
Granny, we miss you every minute. Thank you for being an inspiration to Abby and I. You taught us to love life and to live every moment of it. You were a beautiful person who loved to dance and to paint, thank you for instilling those values in us. The last thing you said to us was " go have fun at camp", and Granny we had a blast, when we got sad thinking about missing you we remembered your words and smiled because that is what you wanted. Thank you for being a beautiful, spontaneous woman, you made us strong by being strong yourself. You are now in Heaven with Grandaddy Billy and your mom and dad and loved ones, jitterbugging and painting and laughing, and you are young and vibrant and healthy and at peace. We cry because we are sorry for our loss of such a beautiful soul, but we know that you are looking down on us and keeping an eye on us, and we love you so much.
Em and Abby
( granddaughter and great granddaughter)
Marie Willard
June 28, 2008
My deepest sympathy. I was so saddened by Gwens passing. We had many happy memories.
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