Arthur Francis Beach

Mass of Christian Burial for Arthur Francis Beach, 66, of Heidenheimer will be held at 10:00 A.M. Friday at St. Mary's Catholic Church with Father Ranjan Cletus and Father Tom Chamberlain officiating. Burial will be in Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery. Mr. Beach died Tuesday in a Temple Hospital. Mr. Beach was born in Temple to Alois C. Beach and Annie Kleypas Beach. He attended Westphalia Catholic School through the eighth grade and graduated from Rosebud High School in 1964. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1965 to 1969 during the Vietnam era. He graduated from A & M University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Forestry in 1973. He lived in Bell County most of his life. He worked in the Forestry Industry in East Texas. He worked as a home builder for Randolph Green, and was a State Adjuster for RVOS Insurance from 1993 to 1999 and was also a self employed carpenter. He was past Grand Knight and past District Deputy of Knight of Columbus Council 3444; member of Elks Lodge #137 where he was Exalted Ruler 2002-2003 and was T.E.S.A. Vice President 2011-2012. Survivors include his companion B.J. Gay of Heidenheimer; three daughters Kristen McAnally and her husband Joe of Dallas, Brandyne Scott of Temple and Meaghan McMurray of Hewitt; one son Nathaniel Gay of Ft. Worth, four grandchildren Jodyn Scott, Hannah McAnally, Caleb McAnally and Aiden McAnally; four brothers Gerald Beach and his wife Janis of Orange, Leon Beach and his wife Anita of Brenham, Terrence Beach and his wife Beverly of Corpus Christi and David Beach and his wife Sidney of LaPorte; five sisters Evelyn Green and her husband Randolph of Cyclone, Beatrice Arnold and her husband Wiley of Westphalia, Geraldine Voigt and her husband Melvin of Temple, Bernadette Zomnir of Ft. Worth and Kathryn Weber of San Marcos one brother-in-law H.D. Irvin of Sherman; two sister-in-laws Lovell Beach of Belton and Jeanne Beach of Baltimore, Maryland. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to St. Matthew Catholic Church, P.O. Box 69, Rogers, TX 76569 Rosary will be recited at 9:30 A.M. Friday at St. Mary's Catholic Church.