During his summer vacations from Los Angeles High School, the younger Beavers would work for the railroad as a water boy.
Led by entrepreneur and real estate broker J. H. Shackleford, the church was founded in 1915 and located at 1025 East 18th Street in Los Angeles.
The following year, when their superintendent of agents Norman O. Houston left the firm to join Liberty Building and Loan Association, Beavers assumed his position with the company.
[2][4] To help meet state requirements to form a corporation, Nickerson assigned Beavers with the task of securing 500 clients who were willing to pay their premiums in advance.
He was recognized for community service by presidents Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman and by Los Angeles mayors spanning Fletcher Bowron to Tom Bradley.
[3][7] Beavers served as board chairman of Golden State until 1966, when he resigned from the position citing health reasons.