Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameJames Norman Beam 
Birth11 Oct 1924, Stanly County, NC
Death11 Aug 2010, N.C. State Veterans Home, Salisbury, Rowan County, NC
Burial16 Aug 2010, Wyatt’s Grove MBC Cemetery, Rowan County, NC
Spouses
Birth28 Jan 1927, Rowan County, NC
Death25 Sep 2012, Autumn Care of Salisbury, Salisbury, Rowan County, NC
Burial28 Sep 2012, Wyatt’s Grove MBC Cemetery, Rowan County, NC
FatherRufus Franklin Crook (1881-1953)
MotherMartha Ellen Morgan (1884-1964)
Marriage11 Oct 1947
ChildrenMartha Sue (1952-)
James Michael (1958-)
Notes for James Norman Beam
James 'Norman' Beam
RICHFIELD - Mr. James "Norman" Beam, 85, of Richfield, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2010, at the NC State Veterans Nursing Home, Salisbury.
He was born in Stanly County on Oct. 11, 1924, a son of the late Grady Lee Beam and Straucy Byers Beam. Mr. Beam was a graduate of Badin High School and started working for Alcoa Aluminum on Oct 14, 1942.
A veteran, Mr. Beam served during World War II in Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland and Central Europe from 1943 until 1946. Then he returned to Alcoa Aluminum, where he was a millwright and supervisor in the machine shop. He retired from Alcoa in 1986.
Mr. Beam was a member of Wyatt's Grove Baptist Church, where he was a former Sunday School teacher, deacon, music director and served on the Grounds Keeping Committee.
His hobbies included tuning pianos, rebuilding self-player pianos and birdwatching.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Virginia Beam Caveness.
Survivors include his wife, Pauline Crook Beam, whom he married Oct. 11, 1947; son James "Michael" Beam of Richfield; daughter Sue Waller and husband Jeffrey of Salisbury; brother Don Beam of Greensboro; sisters Betty Beam Helms of Greensboro and Ann Ross of Asheville; three grandchildren, Angela Bradley, Amber Beam and Mark Anthony; and four great-grandchildren, Jessica Bradley, Andrew Bradley, Ethan Bradley and Abigail Bradley.
Services: Funeral Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday, Aug. 16 at Wyatt's Grove Baptist Church by Rev David Jones, pastor, and Rev. Charles Cook. The body will be placed in the church 30 minutes before the service. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with Military Graveside Honors by the North Carolina National Guard and Rowan County Veterans Honor Guard.
Visitation: The family will be at Powles Funeral Home from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 15 and will be at the residence the remainder of the time.
Memorials: May be made to Wyatt's Grove Baptist Church.
Powles Funeral Home is assisting the Beam family.
Salisbury Post, 14 Aug 2010
RICHFIELD - Mr. James "Norman" Beam, 85, of Richfield, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2010, at the NC State Veterans Nursing Home, Salisbury.
He was born in Stanly County on Oct. 11, 1924, a son of the late Grady Lee Beam and Straucy Byers Beam. Mr. Beam was a graduate of Badin High School and started working for Alcoa Aluminum on Oct 14, 1942.
A veteran, Mr. Beam served during World War II in Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland and Central Europe from 1943 until 1946. Then he returned to Alcoa Aluminum, where he was a millwright and supervisor in the machine shop. He retired from Alcoa in 1986.
Mr. Beam was a member of Wyatt's Grove Baptist Church, where he was a former Sunday School teacher, deacon, music director and served on the Grounds Keeping Committee.
His hobbies included tuning pianos, rebuilding self-player pianos and birdwatching.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Virginia Beam Caveness.
Survivors include his wife, Pauline Crook Beam, whom he married Oct. 11, 1947; son James "Michael" Beam of Richfield; daughter Sue Waller and husband Jeffrey of Salisbury; brother Don Beam of Greensboro; sisters Betty Beam Helms of Greensboro and Ann Ross of Asheville; three grandchildren, Angela Bradley, Amber Beam and Mark Anthony; and four great-grandchildren, Jessica Bradley, Andrew Bradley, Ethan Bradley and Abigail Bradley.
Services: Funeral Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday, Aug. 16 at Wyatt's Grove Baptist Church by Rev David Jones, pastor, and Rev. Charles Cook. The body will be placed in the church 30 minutes before the service. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with Military Graveside Honors by the North Carolina National Guard and Rowan County Veterans Honor Guard.
Visitation: The family will be at Powles Funeral Home from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 15 and will be at the residence the remainder of the time.
Memorials: May be made to Wyatt's Grove Baptist Church.
Powles Funeral Home is assisting the Beam family.
Salisbury Post, 14 Aug 2010