Danny Robert Beck
Danny Robert Beck, 64, formerly of Chattanooga, passed away on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, in a Dalton, Georgia hospital.
He was born on July 4, 1959, in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Danny was a graduate of Brainerd High School’s class of 1977. He attended East Tennessee State University and was a veteran of the United States Navy. Danny was a member of Greater Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death by his father, Arthur Colen; brothers, Leroy Beck, Jr., and Eric A. Colen; maternal grandparents, Walter and Mary Towns; and fraternal grandmother, Vera Young.
Survivors include his companion of 25 years, Virginia Young; sons, Marcus Beck and Derrick Lyons, both of Chattanooga, and Lamar Young of Dalton, GA; daughters, Shanika Beck of Chattanooga and Kenya Young of Dalton, GA; fifteen grandchildren; mother, Carrie L. Beck of Chattanooga; brothers, Claybrook Adams, Maynard Beck, and Mark (Kim) Colen, all of Chattanooga; sister, Paula Leath (John P.) of Chattanooga; sisters-in-law, Marvis Adams, of Fayetteville, NC, and Deborah Colen of Chattanooga; several nieces; nephews; cousins; other relatives and friends.
Danny will lie in state on Friday, April 26, from 1:30-5 p.m. at Taylor Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be on Saturday, April 27, at 10 a.m. in the chapel with Pastor Alonzo Noble officiating and Pastor Alexander Bullard, Sr. as the eulogist.
Burial will be on Monday, April 29, at 12:30 p.m. in Chattanooga National Cemetery.