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Annie Beck

27 May 1907 – 19 Nov 1992

Birth	27 May 1907
Death	19 Nov 1992
Cemetery	Saint Michael Catholic Cemetery Weimar , Colorado County , Texas , USA
Added by	James on 15 Nov 2015
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104874540

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Beck Mystery Solved As Body Found The mystery surrounding the disappearance of 85-year-old Annie Beck was solved last week when her body was discovered in a pasture about 1.5 miles south of her house. The location is in Fayette County, just across the county line from Weimar. The discovery was made by Perry Kloesel who was checking on some cattle he has pastured in a field leased from Bertha Sekerka, south of Fayette County Road 481. "She had crossed three barbed wire fences, crossed a county road and another fence and was in the pasture," Fayette Sheriff Rick Vandel said. "She was out in the open in the middle of the field. She had a walking cane and bucket," he said. "We think she became disoriented and got lost." Vandel said the body was partially decomposed, but there were no signs of foul play. Vandel said the Travis County medical examiner ruled that Beck's death was due to natural causes, probably a heart attack due to overexposure. Beck had disappeared Nov. 19. She was discovered missing by a neighbor who had gone to check on her. The previous day she had telephoned the man to thank him for helping her get a veterinarian for one of her cows that was having trouble delivering a calf. The man had cautioned her against going out at night to try to check on the calf, but officials said it appeared she had. Kloesel discovered the body about 6:50 p.m. Thursday, March 18. "I was checking the pasture and at first I thought it was a pile of trash. When I got closer I saw it was a body," Kloesel said. When Beck was first discovered missing, law enforcement officials and area residents launched a massive search that included horses, four-wheel drive vehicles, an airplane and a helicopter. A stock tank that she used to water her cattle was also drained in an attempt to find the body. Vandel said he was puzzled about why her body had not been located earlier, but noted that most of the search efforts had been concentrated north and west of the woman's house, not south. "I'm disappointed the helicopter didn't find her at the time, but the grass was higher then I'm told and the search was mainly northerly and westerly." Funeral services for Beck were held Saturday from St. Michael Catholic church, with burial in the parish cemetery. Father John Bily officiated. Beck was a native of Weimar and was an only child. Her parents, Ed and Louise Beck preceded her in death. Pallbearers included: Edward Janecka, Edwin Stock Jr., Ernest Matura, Eugene Kainer, Allen Konvicka and Bobby Koenig. Her estate included her small home, 53 acres of land, a few cattle and a small amount of personal property. According to terms of her will, made in July 1992, all of the livestock and 40 percent of the land was left to her friends, Evelyn Anders and Harry Knebel Jr. Another 40 percent of the land was left to friends, John Sassin and his wife, Viola. Another 20 percent was left to St. Michael Catholic Church in memory of her parents, Ed and Louise Beck. The remainder of her estate was left to her relative and friend, Millie Stock. Weimar Mercury, March 23, 1993. Transcribed by Sandra Long Anders

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