Erma Lee Beck

Erma Lee Beck, 84, of Colcord, Oklahoma passed away Saturday, June 20, 2026, at the Earlene Howard Hospice Home in Springdale, Arkansas.

Erma was born on February 17, 1942, in Prairie Grove, Arkansas. She was the daughter of George Andrew Wise and Myrtle Lucille Kincheloe Wise. She married Gary K Beck on February 27, 1962, who preceded her in death in 2024.

Erma was a Member of the Victory Worship Center. She had been a cook for the Quail Ridge Living Center for many years and also cooked at the Victory Worship Center. She enjoyed gardening and canning.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, two daughters, Mary Gail Bennion and Glenna Marie Beck, and two sisters, Frances Hudson and Lois Reading.

She is survived by two sons, Carl Beck (Dawn) and Gary Beck (Donna); four daughters, Virginia Samelson, Lois Ann Everett, Jean Collins and Mary Harris.

Numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Graveside services will be held at the Johnson Cemetery in West Siloam Springs on Wednesday July 1, 2026, at 2:00pm. Pastor Jack Hayes will officiate the service.

Backstrom-Pyeatte Funeral Home of Siloam Springs is honored and privileged to be handling all final arrangements.