James Michael "Mike" Becraft
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 18 Feb 1950 - Houston, Harris Co, TX 2
Christening:
Death: 13 Jan 2006 - Leon Co, TX 2
Burial: 16 Jan 2006 - Concord Cemetery, Palestine, Anderson Co, TX 3
Cause of Death: bulldozer accident
AFN :
Events
• Soc Sec Num, 459-84-5317
• Obituary, The Palestine Herald, 16 Jan 2006
Mike BeCraft Sr.• Obituary, The Palestine Herald, 16 Jan 2006
Funeral services for James (Mike) BeCraft Sr., 55, of Montalba were at 2 p.m. today at Herrington/Land of Memory Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Larry Bewely and the Rev. Wayne Frazier officiating. Burial will follow at Concord Cemetery.
Mr. BeCraft went home to be with our Lord and Savior on Jan. 13.
He was the son of Kenneth Hall BeCraft and Jeannine Atkins BeCraft. He was a member of Montalba Baptist Church and a beloved husband, father and Pawpaw.
Mike was born in Houston on Feb. 18, 1950. He served in the U.S. Army from 1967-1970 and is a veteran of the Vietnam War. He was married to Patricia Diane Green on April 22, 1970. They were junior high school sweethearts, soul mates and have been happily married ever since. He loved to help others, even if they were complete strangers. Mike also adored his eight grandchildren and played with them every chance he could get. He loved being outdoors whether he was fishing, working or just sitting at the picnic table in the front yard drinking coffee and talking or just enjoying the scenery.
He was preceded in death by his daughter, Kimberly Dawn BeCraft; mother; father; and brother, Earl Calk.
He is survived by his loving wife, Pat BeCraft; daughter and son-in-law Angela and Russell Fenimore; son and daughter-in-law, Mike and Melodie BeCraft Jr.; niece and nephew, Michelle and Stuart Anderson; brothers, Johnny, Jeff and Kenneth BeCraft; eight grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers were Daniel BeCraft, David Calk, Scott Taylor, Kenny Green, Jeff Green and Vishal Patel.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Concord Cemetery Association, P.O. Box 1492, Palestine, Texas 75802. Arrangements were under the direction of Herrington/Land of Memory Funeral Home.
Mike Becraft• Event, The Palestine Herald, 8 Mar 2006
Funeral arrangements for James "Mike" Becraft, 55, of Montalba are pending at Herrington/Land of Memory Funeral Home.
Mr.. Becraft died Friday in Leon County.
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Palestine Herald-Press
Published: March 08, 2006 10:07 am
Low voter turnout in primaries
By PAUL STONE, H-P Associate Editor
The Palestine Herald
Palestine -
Anderson County voters apparently were not overly excited about this spring's primary elections as roughly 19 percent of the county's more than 28,000 registered voters cast ballots Tuesday.
A total of 3,107 Anderson County voters participated in the Democratic Primary, while 2,287 people cast ballots in the Republican Primary for an overall total of 5,394, according to Anderson County Tax Assessor/Collector Teri Garvey.
Two years ago, a total of 6,377 Anderson County residents - or almost 23 percent of the county's registered voters - participated in the primary elections. The 2002 primaries also attracted a 23 percent turnout.
Anderson County Precinct 4 Commissioner Randy B. Watkins earned his third term in office Tuesday, defeating an opponent who was killed in a work-related accident in January just days after the deadline had passed to remove a name from this month's ballot due to death.
Watkins finished with 448 votes (73.6 percent) Tuesday in the Democratic Primary, while Mike BeCraft Sr. got 161 votes (26.4 percent).
BeCraft was killed on Jan. 13 near Normangee in a bulldozer accident.
Parents
Father: Kenneth Hall Becraft
Mother: Dolly Jeannine Atkins
Spouses and Children
1. *Patricia Diane Green
Children:
1. Kimberly Dawn Becraft
2. Angela Dee Becraft
3. James Mike Becraft Jr
Notes
Burial Notes:
SP4 US ARMYMarriage Notes (Patricia Diane Green)
Vietnam
Certificate# 028425
Sources
1. angiefen73@yahoo.com.
2. U.S. Government, Social Security Death Index.
3. gravelocator.cem.va.gov.