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Kenneth Walter Beck

Kenneth Walter Beck[1]

Male 1947 - 1954  (7 years)

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  • Name Kenneth Walter Beck 
    Nickname Kenny 
    Residence 1947  Troy, Miami County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Born 11 Nov 1947  Troy, Miami County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Address:
    Stouder Memorial Hospital 
    Gender Male 
    Physical Description very friendly with blond hair and blue eyes  [1] 
    Medical Condition a heart murmer  [1] 
    Residence 1952  West Manchester, Preble County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Misc 1953  Montgomery County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    received a certificate from Ohio Pupils Reading Circle 
    Obituary Dayton Daily News (Dayton Ohio) 5 December 1954, p23  [5] 

    • Fatal: A contradiction of the old wheeze about boys hating school came in a tragic way Thursday. Standing in front of their home at 8513 N. Main St., little Kenneth Beck was waiting with his mother, Mrs. Thearen Beck, for the Randolph tp. school bus. When the seven-year-old lad saw the bus approaching, he started to dash across N. Main (Covington Pike) to meet it. He darted into the path of an auto driven by auto dealer John V. Walker—with both his mother and Walker powerless to prevent the tragedy. The boy's death the city-county toll to 58. It was 73 this time last year.
    Obituary Dayton Daily News (Dayton, Ohio) 2 December 1954, p1  [6] 

    • Randolph Tp. Boy, 7, Killed In Dash For School Bus
      Lad Runs In Front Of Auto On Rt. 48 As Mother Watches
      A seven-year-old boy was injured fatally about 8:30 a.m. Thursday when he was struck by an automobile in the 8500 block on N. Main st. (State Route 48), when he dashed across the roadway to meet an approaching school bus, as his mother watched helplessly.
      The child, Kenneth Beck, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thearen Beck of 8513 N. Main st., was pronounced dead on arrival at Good Samaritan hospital.
      John V. Walker, owner of Walker Motor Sales, who also lives on State Route 48, was the driver of the car which struck the child according to Deputy Sheriff Thomas Siegman.
      Siegman said the boy and his mother had been standing in front of their home on the west side of the road, waiting for the Randolph tp. school bus. As the child saw the bus approach from the south, he ran across the roadway and in front of Walker's southbound car. Mrs. Beck told Deputy Siegman at the hospital that the accident was not Walker's fault.
      The boy was a second grade pupil at Randolph tp. school.
      So far this year there have been 38 traffic fatalities in the city and county, 30 of them having occurred in rural areas. At this same time last year, 74 persons had died in traffic accidents with 46 of the deaths reported on county highways.
    Obituary Dayton Daily News (Dayton, Ohio) 2 December 1954, p1  [6] 

    • County Boy, 7, Killed In Run To School Bus
      Mother Sees Lad Dart In Front Of Car On '48'
      A seven-year-old boy was injured fatally about 8;30 a.m. Thursday when he was struck by an automobile across the road from his home on N. Main st. (State Route 48), when he dashed across the roadway to meet an approaching school bus, as his mother watched helplessly.
      The child, Kenneth Beck, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thearen Beck of 8513 N. Main st., was pronounced dead on arrival at Good Samaritan hospital.
      John V. Walker, owner of Walker Motor Sales, who also lives on State Route 48, was the driver of the car which struck the child, according to Deputy Sheriff Thomas Stegman.
      Stegman said the boy and his mother had been standing in front of their home on the west side of the road, waiting for the Randolph tp. school bus, as the child saw the bus approach from the south, he ran across the roadway and in front of Walker's southbound car. Mrs. Beck told Deputy Stegman at the hospital that the accident was not Walker's fault.
      Walker had left his home, which is located a little more than a mile north of the scene of the accident, about 8:15 a.m. Deputy Stegman said traffic tests showed Walker was driving not more that 35 miles an hour when the child was struck.
      The boy was a second grade pupil at Randolph tp. school.
      So far this year there have been 58 traffic fatalities in the city and county, 30 of them having occurred in rural areas. At this same time last year, 74 persons had died in traffic accidents with 46 of the deaths reported on county highways.
    Obituary Dayton Daily News (Dayton, Ohio) 3 December 1954, p56  [7] 

    • Rites For Boy To Be Held Sunday
      Services for a seven-year-old traffic victim, Kenneth Beck, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Churchill funeral home, 101 National rd., Englewood.
      The lad was fatally injured Thursday after he ran from his mother's side to meet a school bus and ran into the path of an auto in front of his home.
      He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Thearen Beck, 8513 N. Main St., and was in the second grade at Randolph tp. school. He is also survived by a sister, Patricia L.; his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Leeth of Lewisburg and the paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Beck of Sidney.
      The Rev. Robert Chiles will conduct the services. Burial will be in Arlington cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Saturday and through the evening.
    Obituary Newspaper unknown  [8] 

    • Boy Killed On Way To School
      A small boy who formerly lived in this community was injured fatally last Thursday morning. He was Kenneth Beck, seven-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Thearon Beck of 8513 North Main street, Dayton, formerly of Lewisburg, and the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Leeth of RR 2, Lewisburg.
      The lad and his mother were standing in front of their home on the west side of the street (State Route 48), waiting for a bus of the Randolph township schools at Englewood, where he was a second grade pupil. As the bus approached from the south, he dashed across the roadway and into the path of a southbound car driven by John V. Walker, owner of Walker Motor Sales. He was not held, as the investigating deputy sheriff cleared him of any blame for the accident and reported he wasn't driving over 30 miles an hour. The child was pronounced dead on arrival at Good Samaritan hospital.
      Kenneth was born at Troy.
      Besides the parents and maternal grandparents, survivors include a sister Patricia, 12 years old, and the paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Beck of Sidney.
      Funeral services were held at Englewood Sunday afternoon with burial following in Arlington cemetery.
    Name Kenny Beck 
    Residence 1954  Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    8513 N. Main Street 
    Died 2 Dec 1954  Englewood, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Cause: of automobile accident. 
    Buried 5 Dec 1954  Brookville, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Address:
    Arlington Cemetery 
    Person ID I258  TangledRoots
    Last Modified 17 Oct 2021 

    Father Thearen Quentin Beck,   b. 7 Oct 1922, Anna, Shelby County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Nov 1999, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Charlotte Louise Leeth,   b. 4 Mar 1923, Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 May 2011, Englewood, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Married 7 Dec 1941  Tipp City, Miami County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart


  

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