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1941 - 2021 (79 years)| Name | Kitty PLAYER [2, 3] | |
| Birth | 14 May 1941 | Kingstree, Williamsburg County, South Carolina  |
| Gender | Female | |
| HIST | of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina of Louisville, Kentucky KITTY PLAYER BECK Posted Tuesday, May 4, 2021 6:00 am Kitty Player Beck, 79, was born on May 14, 1941, in Kingstree. She departed this life on Wednesday, April 28, 2021, in Louisville, Kentucky. She was loved by many and will be dearly missed. Kitty was a daughter of the late Joel Brunson Player and Lucile Dukes Player Poston. She had one brother, the late Joel Brunson Player Jr. of Columbia. She attended Kingstree High School, where she was student body president and an honor student. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education from Coker College in three years. She received a master's and a Doctorate of Education from Coastal Carolina University. She had a successful career teaching reading, math and special education in South Carolina for grades K-8. In North Carolina, she taught courses for the N.C. Real Estate Commission, was a successful real estate broker and business owner of Beck Realtors in Raleigh, North Carolina. She was a director for the N.C. Association of Realtors and received the realtor of the year award for the Women's Council of Realtors. She also served as the director of the American Cancer Society in Raleigh. She was first married to the late William Carter Baker and had one daughter, Carter Baker Puckett. She was then married to the late Kenneth Emmitt Beck Jr. and had two sons, Kenneth Emmitt Beck III and Kevin Player Beck. She is survived by her daughter, Carter Baker Puckett (Jim) of Louisville; her two sons, Kenneth Emmitt Beck III (Shawn) of Portland, Oregon, and Kevin Player Beck of Louisville; her grandson, Matt Puckett (Amanda) of Mt. Washington, Kentucky; her great-grandchildren, Bryson and Hayla of Mt. Washington; her sister-in-law, Connie Beck Britton (JJ) of Sumter; her brother-in-law, George Austin Beck (Connie) of Hope Mills, North Carolina; their families; her late brothers' families and close family friend, Clarence "Buck" Dukes of Greeleyville. Kitty was a true Southern belle: she loved all children, never drank anything stronger than Coca-Cola, and never met a stranger she couldn't talk to. She was warm, gracious and loved her family. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday at Sumter Cemetery, Sumter, with the Rev. John Sosnowski officiating. The family will greet friends directly after the graveside service. Online condolences may be made at www.sumterfunerals.com. Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 775-9386. [2, 3] | |
| HIST | of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina of Louisville, Kentucky KITTY PLAYER BECK Posted Tuesday, May 4, 2021 6:00 am Kitty Player Beck, 79, was born on May 14, 1941, in Kingstree. She departed this life on Wednesday, April 28, 2021, in Louisville, Kentucky. She was loved by many and will be dearly missed. Kitty was a daughter of the late Joel Brunson Player and Lucile Dukes Player Poston. She had one brother, the late Joel Brunson Player Jr. of Columbia. She attended Kingstree High School, where she was student body president and an honor student. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education from Coker College in three years. She received a master's and a Doctorate of Education from Coastal Carolina University. She had a successful career teaching reading, math and special education in South Carolina for grades K-8. In North Carolina, she taught courses for the N.C. Real Estate Commission, was a successful real estate broker and business owner of Beck Realtors in Raleigh, North Carolina. She was a director for the N.C. Association of Realtors and received the realtor of the year award for the Women's Council of Realtors. She also served as the director of the American Cancer Society in Raleigh. She was first married to the late William Carter Baker and had one daughter, Carter Baker Puckett. She was then married to the late Kenneth Emmitt Beck Jr. and had two sons, Kenneth Emmitt Beck III and Kevin Player Beck. She is survived by her daughter, Carter Baker Puckett (Jim) of Louisville; her two sons, Kenneth Emmitt Beck III (Shawn) of Portland, Oregon, and Kevin Player Beck of Louisville; her grandson, Matt Puckett (Amanda) of Mt. Washington, Kentucky; her great-grandchildren, Bryson and Hayla of Mt. Washington; her sister-in-law, Connie Beck Britton (JJ) of Sumter; her brother-in-law, George Austin Beck (Connie) of Hope Mills, North Carolina; their families; her late brothers' families and close family friend, Clarence "Buck" Dukes of Greeleyville. Kitty was a true Southern belle: she loved all children, never drank anything stronger than Coca-Cola, and never met a stranger she couldn't talk to. She was warm, gracious and loved her family. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday at Sumter Cemetery, Sumter, with the Rev. John Sosnowski officiating. The family will greet friends directly after the graveside service. Online condolences may be made at www.sumterfunerals.com. Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 775-9386. | |
| _UID | FAE27AA6A0AE420C8A23D20145D36AD6705F | |
| _UID | FAE27AA6A0AE420C8A23D20145D36AD6705F | |
| Death | 28 Apr 2021 | Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky |
| Burial | 5 May 2021 | Sumter Cemetery, 700 W. Oakland Avenue, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina [3] |
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| Person ID | I219030 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 23 Dec 2022 | |
| Father | Joel Brunson PLAYER, Sr., b. 9 Jul 1880 d. 9 Jun 1951 (Age 70 years) | |
| Mother | Annie Lucille/Lucile DUKES, b. 29 Nov 1920, Williamsburg County, South Carolina d. 20 Jul 2007 (Age 86 years) | |
| _UID | 63FDA0D1A16846FAA7848C88C058AEA2C1B4 | |
| _UID | 63FDA0D1A16846FAA7848C88C058AEA2C1B4 | |
| Family ID | F80026 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 | William Carter BAKER | |||
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| _UID | 06584B7D2E744D0EA3E4333898D87D0D0F2C | |||
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| Family ID | F222430 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||
| Last Modified | 4 May 2021 | |||
| Family 2 | Kenneth Emmitt “Ken” BECK, Jr. d. Bef 20 Jul 2007 | |||||
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| Family ID | F148308 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||
| Last Modified | 23 Mar 2026 | |||||
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