Betty Ruth Beck, 73, of Dawsonville, died Friday, Oct. 31, 2008 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville.

She was born in Dawson County and had lived there all of her life.

Her parents, George Tinsley and Annie Crowe Tinsley; brother, Dean Tinsley; and husband, Grady Beck, preceded her in death.

Survivors include her sister, Frances T. Mulkey of Dawsonville; several nieces and nephews; and various other relatives also survive.

Funeral services were Monday, Nov. 3 at 2 p.m. at the Goshen Baptist Church in Dawson County. Revs. Hugh Fields, Joshua Mulkey and Scott Perry officiated.

Burial followed in the church cemetery.