OUR CARING STAFF
Meet Our Caring Staff
Staff members of Monroe County Memorial Chapel are caring and experienced professionals who understand that each family is unique and has personal requests and traditions. These requests and traditions are of utmost importance to our staff.
Harley Ray "Spanky" Beck - Licensed Funeral Director & Embalmer A native of Macon, Georgia, he moved to Forsyth in 1988 to open Monroe County Memorial Chapel. In 2004 he purchased Monroe Memorial Gardens Cemetery. A graduate of the Bibb County School System, Valedictorian of Senior Class and voted Most Likely To Succeed, began his career working part time in the funeral industry in 1978, serving his apprenticeship at Hart’s Mortuary under the leadership of J. Freeman Hart, Jr., Joe Childs, Jr. and Milton Heard III. A graduate of Gupton- Jones Mortuary College, Emory School of Medicine Eye Enucleation, United States Secret Services VIP Protection School and various law enforcement schools. Mr. Beck was Chief Traffic Investigator and Traffic Division Lieutenant for The Macon Police Department, aide to Mayors George Israel and Lee Robinson. He also worked on Ronald Reagan’s re-election campaign. He is a charter member of the Forsyth Rotary Club and a member of the Forsyth Kiwanis Club. He is co-founder of Beck and Bridges Funeral Home in Gray, Georgia, selling his interest to partner Jerry Bridges, Sr. He is co-founder of Ingleside Memorial Chapel in Macon which was sold to SCI. He was co-owner of Monroe County Bonding Company. He was a former City Councilman. He is a veteran of the GA Army National Guard 48th Infantry Brigade, joining as a senior in high school. He supports and contributes to many organizations, working hard in the community to make this part of Georgia, not only his home but a better place to live and raise a family.
