Oliver Stanley "Jack" Becraft
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 17 Dec 1918 - Menifee Co, KY 1
Christening:
Death: 16 Feb 2007 - Menifee Co, KY 2
Burial: 20 Feb 2007 - Fagan Cemetery, Jeffersonville, Menifee Co, KY 3
Cause of Death: cancer
AFN :
Events
• Soc Sec Num, 279-10-9755
• Military, AAD, 17 Nov 1942 in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co, OH
Army Serial Number: 35672900• Obituary, Lexington Herald-Leader, 19 Feb 2007
Name: Becraft, Oliver S S
Residence: State #52 (KY)
Residence: County 165 (Menifee)
Place of Enlistment: 5321 (Cincinnati OHIO)
Date of Enlistment Day: 17
Date of Enlistment Month: 11
Date of Enlistment Year: 42
Grade: Alpha Designation: -V0# (Undefined Code)
Grade: Code 8
Branch: Alpha Designation: BI# (Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA)
Branch: Code: 00
Term of Enlistment:5 (Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law)
Longevity: ###
Source of Army Personnel:0 (Civil Life)
Nativity: 52 (KY)
Year of Birth: 18
Race and Citizenship: 1 (White, citizen)
Education: 0 (Grammar school)
Civilian Occupation: 134 (Shipping and receiving clerks)
Marital Status: 2 (Married)
Component of the Army: 7 (Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Card Number: #
Box Number: 0975
Film Reel Number: 5.37#
Oliver Stanley "Jack" Becraft• Obituary, Middletown Journal, 20 Feb 2007
MT STERLING - Oliver Stanley "Jack" Becraft, husband of Christina. Funeral 1pm Tue, Herald & Stewart Home for Funerals. Visit 5-9pm Mon.
Published in the Lexington Herald-Leader on 2/19/2007.
Oliver Stanley "Jack" Becraft• Obituary, Bath County News, 22 Feb 2007
News Death Notice
BECRAFT, Oliver Stanley "Jack" Age 88, husband of Christine. Funeral 1 p.m. Tuesday, February 20 1 p.m., Herald & Steward Home for Funerals, Mt. Sterling, Kentucky.
Published in The Middletown Journal on 2/20/2007.
Oliver Stanley "Jack" Becraft, 88, Menifee Co. native• Obituary, The Middletown Journal, 25 Feb 2007
Oliver Stanley "Jack" Becraft, age 88 of Jeffersonville, KY, passed away on Saturday, February 17, 2007, at his residence. He was born on December 17, 1918, in Menifee County, KY, to the late Pete Becraft and the late Ester Ringo Becraft. He is survived by his widow, Christine Hall Becraft of Jeffersonville.
Mr. Becraft attended the Slate Creek Church of God and was retired from the occupation of a heavy equipment operator. He was a veteran of WW II, having served in the Army.
Besides his widow, Mr. Becraft is survived by four daughters - Joan Ford of Middletown, OH; Debbie Neal of Jeffersonville; Rhodema Daugherty of Frenchburg, KY; Willa Dean Hale of Owingsville, Ky; one son, Roscoe Wayne Neal, also of Owingsville; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren; and one sister, Nellie Lacy of Bryantown, MD. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by six brothers and three sisters.
Funeral services were held at 1:00pm on Tuesday, February 20, 2007, at the Herald & Stewart Home for Funerals in Mt. Sterling, KY, with Larry Williams officiating. Burial was in the Fagan Cemetery. Active pallbearers were - Shannon Daugherty; Kelly Daugherty; Scotty Manning; Ernie Tackett; Walter Ballard; Jerry Smallwood; and Danny Townsend. Honorary pallbearers were Damon Champ; Pete Nickell; Scot Cole; and Paul Angel.
BECRAFT, Oliver Stanley 'Jack' BECRAFT, Oliver Stanley ''Jack'' Age 88 of Mt. Sterling, KY formerly of Middletown, OH died February 16th at his residence in the presence of his family after bouting a 2 year illness with cancer. He was born December 17, 1918 in Menefee County, KY. He is the son of Pete and Esther Becraft. He was a Deputy Sheriff of Frenchburg, KY for a number of years before becoming an operation engineer for McGraw Construction until retirement. Jack served in the US Army and was Veteran of WWII. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge in Middletown. He was an avid coon hunter. He was a member of the Slate Creek Church of God. He is survived by wife, Christine; daughter, Joan Scearce Ford; three grandchildren, Cindy (Damian) Champ, Gail (Pete) Nickell and Teresa (Paul) Angel; three great-grandchildren, Scott Cole, Taylor and Lauren Nickell; sister, Nellie Lacey of MD and numerous family members and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents; former wife of 38 years, Thelma Becraft; son-in-law, Larry S. Scearce; three sisters, Rosie Smallwood, Flora Jackson, Opal Alexander; two brothers, Ellis and Jim Becraft. Funeral services were held Tuesday, February 20th at Herald & Stewart Funeral Home in Mt. Sterling, KY. His final resting place is Fagan Cemetery in Menefee County, KY.
Published in The Middletown Journal on 2/25/2007.
Parents
Father: Peter Franklin Becraft
Mother: Esther Belle Ringo 4
Spouses and Children
1. *Thelma June Swanner 5
Marriage: 14 Sep 1946 - GA 6
Status:
Children:
1. Joan Saundra Becraft
2. Debbie Becraft
3. Rhodema Becraft
4. Willa Dean Becraft
2. Christine Hall
Notes
Birth Notes:
Certificate # 120-59774.Burial Notes:
PVT US ARMYGeneral:
World War II
Jeffersonville, KY
Sources
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