Reba "Earlene" Beck of Steelville, Missouri passed away Wednesday, September 24, 2014 in St. Louis, Missouri at the age of 76 years, 10 months and 8 days. Earlene was born November 16, 1937 in Steelville, Missouri to Earl Estel King and Dorothy Frances Hutson King. She was united in marriage on July 4, 1963 in Steelville, Missouri to Warren Beck who tells the story that they both worked that particular day and took off long enough to have the pastor at the First Baptist Church marry them and then they returned to work.

Earlene graduated from the Steelville Class of 1956. She worked in the Steelville post office for nineteen years and was OIC (Officer in charge) at the Leasburg Post Office for three months and at the Cherryville Post Office for three months. She then became postmaster for the Edgar Springs post office retiring on December 28, 1998. She received two certificates and a service award from the U.S. Postal Service commemorating her thirty years of service.

She was a member of the Steelville First Baptist Church. Earlene showed her dedication to the community by serving on the Steelville Ambulance Board for thirteen years and volunteering at the Golden Echoes Resale Shop. In her spare time she loved drinking coffee and visiting with friends at the Spare Rib. She also loved to travel throughout the U.S. venturing to forty-one of the fifty states.

Earlene was loved by all her family and all of her friends.

She will be sadly missed and lovingly remembered by her husband of fifty-one years, Warren Beck of Steelville, MO; one son, Tom Beck and wife Julie of Union, MO; two daughters, Angela Zimmermann and husband John of Rolla, MO and Pat Hall and husband Daniel of Sullivan, MO; nine grandchildren, Daniel Zimmermann, Rebakah Humphrey and husband Waylon, Kristen Zimmermann, Cody Beck, Tyler Beck, Tami Martin and husband Darrel, Michael Hall and wife Patty, Toni Hill and husband Clyde and Daniel Hall and wife Lisa; many great grandchildren; and great-great grandchildren; other relatives and many friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her brother, Wayne King; and sister, Wanda Hutson and husband Clifton.

The Family received friends from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Friday, September 26, 2014 at the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home in Steelville, MO.

Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 27, 2014 at the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home in Steelville, MO with Rev. Kevin Farr officiating. Special music of "Beulah Land" was sung by Brenda Brooks. Other music of "Mansion Over the Hilltop", "Go Rest High", "How Great Thou Art", and "Because He Lives" was played. Memories were shared by Bill Patt.

Committal prayer and interment were in the Steelville Cemetery.

Honored to be casket bearers from the Steelville Ambulance was Jeff Perkins, Bill Patt, Brandon Thomlinson, Eric Chandler, Tommy Mounce, Steve Jasper, Tony Blue, Jason Evans and Loren Wilson and as honorary casket bearer, Michael "Tiny" Keen.

The Family was served by the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home of Steelville, MO.