Oliver Wendell Becraft
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 11 Jan 1917 - Menifee Co, KY 1
Christening:
Death: 21 Jul 2001 - Portland, , TX 2
Burial: in Palms Memorial Gardens, Portland, San Patricio Co, TX 2
Cause of Death:
AFN :
Events
• Census, Federal, 1920 in Menifee Co, KY
G I Becraft, age 28y; wife Cora, age 27y; son Oliver, age 2y; son Audley, age 1y8m.• Obituary
Oliver Wendell Becraft
January 11, 1919 - July 21, 2001
Class of 1934
Wendell Becraft passed away in his sleep on July 21, 2001, in his home in Portland, TX.
He was a native of Frenchburg, KY, the eldest child of G.I. and Clora Becraft, and a member of the 1934 graduating class of Frenchburg High School. He attended Berea and Morehead colleges and taught in the Menifee County schools for a number of years.
He married Virginia Lee Williams, daughter of Charles and Celia Mae Williams. Virginia graduated from Frenchburg High School in 1940 and they were married in the Presbyterian Church immediately following the Baccalaureate sermon. They soon moved to Ohio where Wendell worked during WWII as a machinist. Near the end of the war he joined the Pennsylvania Railroad as a train dispatcher and continued with the railroad for thirty-six years after which he retired and the family moved to Portland, TX. There they enjoyed their retirement in the pleasant Gulf climate. Wendell was able to continue golf until a few years ago and since became an avid internet bridge player playing with partners and opponents from around the world.
Wendell is survived by Virginia, his wife of 61 years, and children, Marcus Irvin Becraft and Wendellyn Sue Becraft of Portland, TX, Daniel Wesley Becraft of Corpus Christi, TX, grandson Eric Daniel Becraft of Corpus Christi, and brothers Irvin Waldo Becraft of San Manuel, AZ and Willard Randell Becraft of La Jolla, CA.
Parents
Father: Green Irvin Becraft
Mother: Willie Cora Miles 3
Spouses and Children
1. *Virginia Lee Williams
Children:
1. Marcus Irvin Becraft
2. Wendellyn Sue Becraft
3. Daniel Wesley Becraft
Notes
Birth Notes:
Certificate# 18-9000.
Sources
1. Menifee County, Kentucky Births 1912 (http://www.rootsweb.com/~kymenife/1912men.html). .... www.familytreelegends.com. .... Findagrave.com.
2. Findagrave.com.
3. Findagrave.com, Flora Becraft, wife of Irvine 1892-1967.