Rufus "Junior" Beck

Rufus Beck, Jr., 93, of Seagrove, NC, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, April 19, 2025 at The Randolph Hospice House in Asheboro.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 PM, Saturday, April 26, 2025, at Union Grove Baptist Church, Seagrove, with Dr. Ron Chaney officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery, with military honors being provided by the Randolph Honor Guard.

Junior was born May 8, 1931, in Moore County, the son of the late Rufus Walter Beck and Barbara Anna (Cockman) Beck. He graduated from Seagrove High School in 1950, and earned a Bachelor's degree from Pfeiffer University in Misenheimer, NC. He worked in textiles and later retired as an Industrial Engineer with Galey and Lord.

Junior was an active member of Union Grove Baptist Church until his declining health. He loved to hunt, fish, and work in his garden. He especially enjoyed his blueberry bushes and spent many hours caring for them. Junior proudly served in the US Army during the Korean War.

In addition to his parents, Junior was preceded in death by three brothers, Charles, Bill, and Philip Beck, and four sisters, Virginia Jones, Alice Setzer, Maggie Trotter, and Rebekah Beck.

He is survived by his wife of 73 years, Ruth Beck; sons, Stan (Beverly) Beck, Dean (Pam) Beck, all of Asheboro; grandchildren, Kent (Margaret) Beck, Josh Beck, Kate (Billy) Steele, Allison (Drew) Winters, Caroline (Carl) Youngdale, Lauren Beck; step grandchild, Angela (Michael) Boone; great grandchildren, Emerson Beck, Charlotte Beck, Elise Winters, Emorie Boone, Aubrey Boone; and several nieces and nephews.

Mr. Beck will lie in repose on Friday, April 25, 2025, at Ridge Funeral Home & Cremation Service, from 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. The family will receive friends from 12:45 - 1:45 p.m. on Saturday, April 26, 2025, at the church prior to the funeral service.

Memorials may be made to Hospice of Randolph, 416 Vision Drive, Asheboro, NC 27203; or Union Grove Baptist Church, 7912 Union Grove Church Road, Seagrove, NC 27341.