Beau Slocumb

MACON – Burke “Beau” Lowe Slocumb, IV, passed away Friday, April 8, 2011. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 3:00 PM Monday at Northway Church. Rev. Kevin Mills, Jack Gregory, and Steve Patton will officiate. Burial will be private. A visitation will be held from 3 until 5 PM Sunday at Northway Church. In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made to the Ryan Newman Foundation, 165 Jennings Road, Statesville, NC 28625 or Hospice of Iredell County, 2347 Simonton Road, Statesville, NC 28625 or Hospice of Central Georgia, 6261 Peake Road, Macon, GA 31210 or Project Giving, Inc., P.O. Box 7996, Warner Robins, GA 31095.

Beau was born in Macon and was a fabricator/race car driver for Turner Motorsports. He attended First Presbyterian Day School and Mary Persons and was a member of Northway Church. Beau was 2004 National Champion of Legends Racing and had 131 feature wins in his career. He raced for Gresham Motorsports, Zaxby’s Racing, Win-Tron Racing and Turner Motorsports.

Beau is survived by his wife, Jessica Pitts Slocumb of Statesville, NC; parents, Burke “Buster” and Jeanne Slocumb of Bolingbroke; siblings, Seth, Daniel and Maggie Slocumb of Bolingbroke; paternal grandmother, Margaret Slocumb; maternal grandmother, Maria Morton; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Jerry & Mona Pitts; numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.

Special thanks from the Slocumb and Pitts families to Ryan and Krissie Newman, Chuck Thompson, and Jack Gregory for their selfless and tireless care.

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Snow’s Memorial Chapel Funeral & Cremation Services, Cherry Street, has charge of arrangements.