Court News BECK Divorce In the Shelby county circuit court Mary E. Beck, 71, was granted a divorce from Richard Beck, 76, on grounds of desertion. She was given the right to resume her maiden name, Mary Smith. This is the oldest couple ever divorced in central Illinois. [Ste. Marie Tribune, Jasper County, Ill. Friday, December 19, 1913 (donated by Kim Torp] ©2008 Genealogy Trails