William K. "Bill" Beach

William K. “Bill” Beach, age 88, of Delmar, died Sunday, August 26, 2007 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. He was born February 13, 1919 in Delmar, a son of the late Kendal B. Beach and Nema Owens Beach. Bill graduated from Delmar High School in the late 1930’s. After high school he was among the first drafted in the U.S. Army to serve his country during WWII. As a child growing up in Columbia, Delaware, he was a member of Mt. Herman United Methodist Church. He was also a long time, faithful member of St. Stephen’s United Methodist Church, where he was a choir member for many years and served on numerous committees. He worked for many years as a millwright at the E.I. Dupont Company in Seaford, and as a carpenter for the United Brotherhood of Carpenters, Joiners and Millwrights Local No. 2012 in Seaford and again as a millwright for a number of years at the Indian River Power Plant in Millsboro. He was a member of the Delmar V.F.W. Post 8276, the Delmar American Legion and the Delmar Alumni Association. He loved the outdoors, farming, gardening, hunting and fishing. He cherished spending time with his family. He is survived by his wife, Verdia M. Beach, who resides in Atria Assisted Living in Salisbury; 4 daughters, Patricia B. Naugle and her husband Bunky, Suzanne Roberts and her husband John, Bonnie Wood Maloney and her husband Greg, and Sandie Perry and her husband Mike, all of Delmar; 12 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Frances D. Beach, who passed in 1982; a brother who passed as an infant; and three sisters, Louise Truitt, Evelyn Lecates and Nancy Hazel. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, August 29, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Stephen’s United Methodist Church, 101 E. State Street, Delmar, where family and friends may call from 10:00 to 11:00. The Reverend Marsha Carpenter will officiate. Interment will follow the services at St. Stephen’s Cemetery in Delmar. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in his memory to: St. Stephen’s United Methodist Church, 101 E. State Street, Delmar, DE 19940. Arrangements are being handled by Short Funeral Home, Delmar. Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.shortfh.com.

William K. "Bill" Beach

February 13, 1919 - August 26, 2007