Robert "Bob" Beekman

Funeral services for Robert Bob Beekman, Sr., 67, of Lone Star, will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, March 11, 2013, at Reeder-Davis Chapel. Burial will follow at Woodlawn Memorial Park, under the direction of Reeder-Davis Funeral Home, of Hughes Springs. There will be a time of visitation from 12:30 until 2:00 p.m., Monday afternoon at the funeral home. Mr. Beekman was born August 1, 1945 and passed away March 7, 2013. He served in the Marines and worked as a NDT Tech at Lone Star Steel. He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters; and three brothers. Survivors include his wife, Brenda Tingle Beekman; two daughters, Brittany Beekman, of Texarkana, Texas, and Melanie Beekman, of Ohio; three sons, Robert Beekman, Jr., of Ohio, Tracy Beekman, of Duncanville, Texas, and Bruce Beekman, of White Oak, Texas; four grandchildren; and three brothers, Kenneth Beekman, of Ore City, Texas, John Beekman and Bill Beekman, of Ohio. A special thank you is extended to nurse John Iley, with Faith Hospice. If you wish to honor Mr. Beekmans memory, you may wish to make a donation to Faith Hospice Services, 4362 US HWY 259 N., Suite B, Longview, Texas 75605.