John L. Beck

John L. Beck, 89, of Park Ave. Carrollton died unexpectedly Friday morning April 20, 2012 at Aultman Hospital in Canton. Born January 5, 1923 in Oxford, West Virginia, he was a son of the late Edward and Lula Martin Beck. A graduate of the Pullman West Virginia High School, John was an Army veteran of WWII serving in the European theater of war. He was a 1949 graduate of West Virginia University where he received his masters degree in education in 1950, then completed additional studies at Kent State University. His teaching career began at Glenford school in Perry County. He then moved to Carrollton in 1951 where he served as a teacher, coach, and administrator over a 26 year period. He became Assistant Superintendent of schools in 1967 and was named Superintendent in 1973 a position he held until 1977. John also taught one year at Buckeye Joint Vocational School, now Buckeye Career Center, and finished his career with the Ohio Department of Education as one of the original coordinators of the Pre-Service School Bus Driver Education Program. John has been a member of several professional organizations and served four years as District Director of the Ohio Retired Teachers Association. He has also been an active member of the Carrollton First United Methodist Church, serving at local, district, and conference levels. John is survived by his wife, the former Phyllis Bachmann, whom he married August 27,1950; also surviving are two daughters, Luanna Beck of Winston-Salem, North Carolina and Karen Beck of Minerva; brother, Gordie Beck of Clarington, Ohio; and sister, Mae Dulaney of Waynesboro, Virginia. Along with his parents he was preceded in death by three brothers, Arden, James, and Kermit. Funeral services will be Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. in the First United Methodist Church in Carrollton with Rev. Dan Loomis officiating. Burial will follow in the Westview Cemetery in Carrollton where full military honors will be provided by the VFW, DAV, and American Legion. Visitation will be Monday from 6-8:00 p.m. at the Church. Memorial donations in John's name may be made to the Carrollton First United Methodist Church or the Bell-Herron Scholarship Foundation.

John L. Beck

January 5, 1923 - April 20, 2012