Dwight O. Beck, 72, died July 23, 2009 at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson, Kansas. He was born November 19, 1936 at Bushton, Kansas, the son of Alvin and Louise (Bruder) Beck. He married Kay White August 31, 1991 at Holyrood, Kansas. A farmer and stockman, Mr. Beck was a lifetime resident of the Bushton area. Mr. Beck was a member of St. Peter Lutheran Church, Holyrood, Kansas; and enjoyed skeet and trap shooting and hunting. Survivors include his wife, Kay Beck, of the home; two sons: Dallas Beck, Holyrood, Kansas; and Rob Beck, Holyrood, Kansas; three daughters: Ronda Hitschmann and husband, Craig, Natoma, Kansas; Darla Beck, Wichita, Kansas; and Kathy Irwin and husband, Steve, Garden City, Kansas; one step-daughter, Sandra Anschutz and husband, Marty, Salina, Kansas; one sister, Karen Roberts, Cassville, Missouri; and sixteen grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, July 28, 2009 at St. Peter Lutheran Church, Holyrood, with the Reverend Mark Lovett officiating. Burial will be in Claflin Cemetery. Friends may call from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Monday, July 27, 2009, with the family receiving friends from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home. Additional visitation will be from 9:00 a.m. to service time Tuesday at the church. Memorials are requested to St. Peter Lutheran Church or Central Kansas Gun Club, both in care of the funeral home.