Andrea Edna (Pultz) Beck, 96, of Brunswick, GA died on Friday, August 30 at the Hospice of the Golden Isles.

She was born in Arlington, VA, to parents, Carl Pultz and Ida (Erikson) Pultz.  Later in childhood, her widowed father married Myrle Cunningham.
Andrea graduated high school in Evanston, IL then after a year at Franklin College IN, she married Gerald Burdette Beck on Jan. 3, 1948.  He was in the Navy several years, then became an accountant before his call to the ministry at age 35.

After 1962, Andrea became a fulltime minister's wife in small churches, where she was the default church secretary, while they raised Bill and Cathy. These United Methodist churches were in Shirley/Wilkinson, Richland Chapel near Marion, Spiceland, Greenfield, and Fountain City, Indiana. Andrea, and her family always loved national and state parks, and visited them everywhere. She and Gerald loved animals, and supported several zoos. A year before Gerald died of cancer in 2000, they left Indianapolis and moved to Brunswick.  They attended granddaughter Karen's softball, soccer, and basketball games, and Andrea never missed her band concerts here, or others at Brevard, NC.  They also played board games, and she would still watch golf, football, and Jeopardy, even with her limited eyesight in later years.
With their love of missions, they long supported a child in Africa through World Vision, and Cathy's mission trips to Belize and Honduras. Her Georgia church families at 1st United Methodist Church, and Taylors Methodist Church, will greatly miss her.

Andrea is survived by her son, William Edwin Beck (Marianne Beck), of Marion, IN, daughter, Cathy Howell (Mark Howell), of Brunswick, GA, and granddaughter, Karen Howell (Anne Howell), of Jacksonville, FL.  She was preceded in death by her parents, and her brothers, Ralph and Edward.  She loved Gerald's brothers and sisters-in-laws, Glenn (Mary Myrna), and Carroll Kay (Jane), nieces and nephews, Linda, Michael (Mickey), Mark (Nancy), Keith, Anita, and Randy.

Memorial services will be first at Chapman Funeral Chapel in Brunswick on September 14th, with visitation from 9 -10 a.m. before the service.  Rev. Richard Soper and Rev. Jim McIllrath, will officiate. The graveside service will be held September 26th, at 11 a.m. at the Everton Cemetery in Indiana, with Rev. Michael Beck officiating.

Chapman Funeral Chapel & Crematory is in charge of the arrangements.