Edward Harlan Beck, age 71, of Willard passed away Saturday, June 16th, 2018 at Cox Medical Center South .
Ed was born December 10, 1946 to Edward E. and Hazel (Inman) Beck.
He was a 1964 graduate of Fulton High School, shortly after graduation he enlisted in the Navy, serving aboard the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt as an airman during Vietnam. He was united in marriage to Dorene (Brown) O'Flaherty on August 1, 1982. He and Dorene were members of Willard First Baptist Church. He was a member of the Gideons and the Masonic Lodge. Ed loved to fish and hunt. He was loved and known by many, and will be greatly missed.
Survivors include wife Dorene Beck of the home; daughter from a previous marriage,, Kimberly Gomez and husband Daniel, Overland Park, KS; two grandsons, Andrew Gomez and wife Patricia, Ardmore OK and Britton Gomez and wife Andrea, Overland Park, KS; 2 great grandchildren, Keegan and Sydney Gomez, Ardmore, OK; step daughter, Colleen Smith and husband Randy, their children Aaron and Kelsey; additionally 6 step grandchildren and five spouses, from the Gomez family; 14 step-great grandchilldren; brother William Beck and wife Ruth, Wilson, KS; one sister Linda Sue Beltz and husband Ronald of Fulton, KS; and a host of family and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, Edward and Hazel Beck; one son from a previous marriage, Jason Edward Beck; and one brother, Donnie Dean Beck
The family will receive friends from 10-11 am, Wednesday, June 20, 2018 at Willard First Baptist Church, 202 W, Jackson, Willard, MO. A celebration of Ed's life will be held Wednesday, June 20th, 2018 at 11:00 am in Willard First Baptist Church, with burial to follow at Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Springfield. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Gideons.