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The Goldendale Sentinel, Goldendale, WA., June 2, 1988, page 8

BEEKS

John W. Beeks, 81, of Dallesport died Wednesday, May 25 in The Dalles.
He was born July 3, 1906 at Pleasant Valley to John W. and Minnie Beeks. He attended schools at Pleasant Valley, Goodnoe Hills and in Goldendale.
He married Cynthia Dingmon Jan. 12, 1926 in Goldendale. He was a sheep rancher for a time. The family moved near Roosevelt in 1940 where Mr. Beeks was employed as Roosevelt school custodian and bus driver. The family moved to Dallesport in 1976.
A member of the White Creek Grange, Mr. Beeks enjoyed fishing and rock hunting.
Mr. Beeks is survived by his wife, Cynthia, of Dallesport; one daughter, Connie Namie of Mollala, Ore.; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and five step-great-grandchildren. A sister, Irene Bartlemay of Packwood, Wash., and numerous nieces and nephews also survive.
Funeral services were held May 31, in the chapel of Knosher-Erdman Funeral Home. Pastor Rex Van Beek of the United Methodist Church officiated. Interment was in Pleasant Valley Cemetery.
Pallbearers included Jim Lachine of Randall, Wash.; Gene Beeks of Astoria, Ore.; Ronald Binns of Mosier, Ore.; Jack Beeks of Packwood, Wash.; Bob Beeks of Trout Lake; and North West of Dallesport. Honorary pallbearers were Horace Allan White, Bob Juris and Leslie Kelly.

The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, OR., May 28, 1988, page 2

JOHN W. BEEKS

John W. Beeks, 81, a resident of Dallesport, Wash., died on Wednesday in The Dalles.
He was born July 3, 1906 at Pleasant Valley to John W. and Minnie Beeks. He attended school at Pleasant Valley, Goodnoe Hills and Goldendale.
Mr. Beeks married Cynthia Dingmon Jan. 12, 1926 in Goldendale.
For a while he worked as a sheeprancher, and his family moved to Roosevelt in 1940 where he was employed as a school custodian and bus driver. He moved to Dallesport in 1976.
Mr. Beeks was a past member of the White Creek Grange. He enjoyed fishing and rock hunting.
Survivors include his wife, Cynthia, in Dallesport; a daughter, Mrs. Connie Namie, of Mollala; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; five step-great-grandchildren; a sister, Irene Bartlemay, Packwood, and many nieces and nephews. Two infant sons, four brothers and two sisters died earlier.
Funeral services will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the chapel of the Knosher-Erdman Funeral Home in Goldendale with Pastor Rex Van Beek of the United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be in the Pleasant Valley Cemetery.