Katherine Marriott Beck

Katherine Marriott Beck, 92, beloved wife of the late LTC (Ret.) Billy Arnold Beck, entered into rest on March 12, 2023.

A mass of Christian burial will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday, March 20, 2023 at St. Mary on the Hill Catholic Church with Rev. Vernon Knight serving as celebrant. Interment to follow at Westover Memorial Park. The family will receive friends in the church narthex from 10:30 AM until service time.

Mrs. Beck was a parishioner at St. Mary on the Hill Catholic Church and was a longtime member of the church choir. She loved sharing her talent for knitting by gifting her handmade afghans to friends and family. Mrs. Beck also knitted scarves, mittens and blankets for Catholic Social Services. She cherished her time spent and memories made with her lifelong friends, Patricia Boerner, Lisa Molinari Burnette, Sally McGarity, Sister Sally White and Louise Wright.

Mrs. Beck is survived by her children, Joseph Patrick Beck, Mary Patricia May (Robert), LTC (Ret.) Philip Michael Beck, DO (Trish), Susan Elizabeth Beck, Paul Alexander Beck (Evalan), Thomas Daniel Beck (Michelle); her ten grandchildren, three great-grandchildren; and her “adopted” children, Lisa Trommerhauser Landis, Thomas Battey, Tara Henry and Dr. Hasan Fatteh.

In addition to her husband, Mrs. Beck was preceded in death by her siblings, Elizabeth Markwalter, Clair Marriott, Jane Marriott, Thomas Marriott and Hugh Marriott.

The family would like to thank Mrs. Beck’s caregivers, Hollis, JJ, Sara, Angie, Claudine, Alicia and the staff of Regency Hospice for their loving care.

If so desired, memorials may be made to Catholic Social Services, 811 12th Street, Augusta, GA, 30901 or to the Salvation Army, 1833 Broad Street, Augusta, GA, 30904.