Marilynn Beck

Marilynn Hedrick Beck, 71, of Doc Beck Road, passed away at her home Thursday morning, July 17, 2008. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Forest Hill Memorial Park by the Rev. Max Shoaf. Marilynn was born in Davidson County on Nov. 24, 1936, to A.A. Hedrick and Thelma Clapp Hedrick. She was a member of Second Reformed United Church of Christ. She spent much of life working as a secretary/receptionist at the Davidson County Mental Health Center, retiring in July 2001. She was fondly known as "Mrs. Doc" when she was co-owner of Friendly Market and Doc Beck's Café on Talbert Boulevard and Fairview Drive. She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers Louie and Frank Hedrick; and a sister, Martha Louise Hedrick. Survivors include her husband, Brasco "Doc" Beck of the home; son Kevin Beck and his wife, Tammy, of Lexington; daughters Cindy Beck Barber and her husband, Bobby, of Cheraw, S.C., and Mitzi Beck Taylor and her husband, Bobby, of Lexington; six grandchildren, Nicole and John Mark Barber of Cheraw, S.C., and Amber Tolbert, Sarah Beck, and Heather and Megan Bowden, all of Lexington; brother Dwight Hedrick of Cary; and a sister, Mary Dean Trotter of Asheville. The family will receive friends at Davidson Funeral Home, Lexington Chapel from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Saturday and at other times at the home. Memorials may be made to Davidson County Cancer Services, 25 W. Sixth Ave., Lexington, NC 27292 or Hospice of Davidson County, P.O. Box 1941, Lexington, NC 27293.