A funeral service will be held in Hollywood United Methodist Church at 10:00 AM on Monday, December 18, 2006 with Rev. Sheldon Reese officiating. Interment will follow in Joy Chapel Cemetery.

Public visitation will be held in the funeral home on Sunday, December 17, 2006 from 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM, with prayers being said at 2:00 PM.

Jessie Smith Beck, 96, of Hollywood, MD died December 14, 2006 in St. Mary's Nursing Center. Born January 19, 1910 in Scotland she was the daughter of the late Robert and Eliza H. Adam Smith. She was preceded in death by her husband Albert Lee Beck whom she married in Indiana in 1925. She is survived by her daughter: Peggy Lou Russell of Hollywood, MD; 4 grandchildren: John M. Russell, Linda L. Reddinger, Donna S. Russell and Marsha Ann Redman and 3 great grandchildren: Jenny Reddinger, Brian Reddinger and Becca Redman. She was also preceded in death by her 2 sons: Albert E. Beck and Joseph A. Beck; 1 brother and 8 sisters.

Mrs. Beck moved to St. Mary's County in January of 1941 from Charles County. She was a member of: Hollywood United Methodist Church, Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary, Red Cross, Homemakers, United Methodist Women & Day Group and Crocheted for Navy Relief. She enjoyed crocheting, playing canasta and helping others.

The family will receive friends on Sunday, December 17, 2006 from 1:30 – 4:00 PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, where Prayers will be said at 2:00 PM.

A Funeral Service will be held on Monday, December 18, 2006 at 10:00 AM in the Hollywood United Methodist Church with Rev. Sheldon Reese officiating. Interment will follow in Joy Chapel Cemetery. Pallbearers will be: Richard Williams, Wayne Dean and John Dawson.

Contributions may be made to: Hollywood Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 79, Hollywood, MD 20636 and/or Hollywood United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 100, Hollywood, MD 20636. Arrangements provided by the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A.