Hollis Alfred “Buddy” Beck, Jr., 52, of Ocilla passed away Thursday, January 9, 2025, at Tift Regional Medical Center. His funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. Sunday, January 12, 2025, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Aaron Clanton officiating. Mr. Beck will be laid to rest at a later date. The family will receive friends on Sunday, January 12, 2025, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals from 3:00 p.m. until the hour of the service.
Mr. Beck was born on August 15, 1972, in Tallahassee, Florida. His welcome home committee in heaven includes his loving mama, Earline Mitchell; his daddy, Hollis Beck Sr.; two sisters, Hollie Ray and Rita Norman; two nieces, Amanda Dean and Nikki Gandy; his beloved pet, Peanut; and both maternal and paternal grandparents.
Mr. Beck was a firm believer in God, was raised Baptist, but attended other denominational churches. He had been a dedicated employee at Short and Paulk in Tifton for twenty (20) years. He enjoyed fishing, witnessing to others about God, taking care of his cats, and scratching lottery tickets.
Mr. Beck is survived by the love of his life, Shawn Adkison of Mount Dora, Florida; two sisters and one brother-in-law, Tammy Dean and Carol and Chuck Manning, all of Ocilla; his special nieces and nephews and their spouses, LaDonna Rentz of Nashville, Mikey Harrell, Jr. of Troutman, North Carolina, Michaela and Shannon Hagy of Adel; his other very loved nieces and nephews, Trina Pritchard and Junior Veal, both of Tifton, Salita Hudson of Texas, Jessie Lott and Jessica Wyatt, both of North Carolina, Wendy Wachowiak of Adel and Andy Ray of Enigma; a multitude of great-nieces, great-nephews and cousins; his three uncles, Uncle Leroy Beck of Chula, Uncle Earl Beck and Uncle Ronnie Roberts; his two aunts, Aunt Doris Bryan of Tennessee and Aunt Betty Wood of Tifton; and his special friends, Terry Walker of Doerun and Toby Hill of Tifton.
Flowers will be accepted, or memorial gifts may be made to Wounded Warriors Project, 3343 Peachtree Road, NE, #M20, Atlanta, GA 30326.