Stephen Roe Becraft
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 3 Sep 1910 - Brushy Holler, Menifee Co, KY 1
Christening:
Death: 14 Jan 2004 - Middletown, Butler Co, OH 1
Burial: 17 Jan 2004 - Elk Creek Cemetery, Madison Township, , OH 2
Cause of Death:
AFN :
Events
• Soc Sec Num, 277-01-7366
• Census, Federal, 1920 in Bath Co, KY
Samuel Becraft, age 54y; wife Lizzie, age 33y; son Robert, age 12y; son Roe, age 9y; son Jesse, age 7y; son Clarence, age 5y; dau Edna, age 3y.• Census, Federal, 1930 in Bath Co, KY
Sam Beecroft, born abt 1865; Robert, 1909; Roe, 1911; Jessie, 1913; Clarence, 1916; Edna, 1917; Mary, 1920; Espy, 1922.• Census, Federal, 1930 in Middletown, Butler Co, OH
Robert Becraft, age 22, born 1907, in KY, roomer; Rae, age 19, born 1910, in KY, roomer. [RJB - Brothers]
Parents
Father: Samuel Botts Becraft
Mother: Elizabeth Mariah Becraft
Spouses and Children
1. *Mildred Morrison Tipton
Marriage: 2 Aug 1935 - Flemingsburg, Fleming Co, KY
Status:
Children:
1. Daniel Roe Becraft
2. Stephen Ray Becraft
Notes
Death Notes:
January 15, 2004 Middletown Journal, Middletown, Ohio
Stephen R. Becraft
Stephen Roe Becraft, born on Sept. 3, 1910, in Brushy Holler, Menifee County, Ky., went to meet his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2004.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Samuel and Elizabeth Becraft; brothers Robert Estil, Clarence Evan and Espy Becraft. His wife, Mildred M. (Tipton) Becraft died on April 26, 2000, just 98 days before their 65th wedding anniversary.
He is survived by a brother, Jesse James “Jack” Becraft of Tucson, Ariz.; two sisters, Edna Lee (Ray) Mann and Mary Bessie Alfrey, both of Middletown; two sons, Daniel R. of Middletown and Stephen J. (Sandra) of Upland, Calif.; four grandchildren, Danine (Bill) Bothe of Concord, Calif., Shawn R. of Springboro, Ohio, Felicia Brown of Upland, Calif., and David S. of Denver, Colo.; with two great-grandchildren, Trustin Brown of Upland and Stephanie Crandall of Concord. He had five nephews and three nieces.
Before moving to Tucson, Ariz., in November, 1943, he worked at various companies in the Middletown area including Armco, Inland Container, Gardner-Richardson and P. Lorillard (Polar Bear) Tobacco Co.
In Tucson, he worked as a frame mechanic on B-24 and B-36 bombers, at Arizona Glass, and retired as the warehouse superintendent for Tucson Warehouse and Transfer in September 1975.
Mr. Becraft returned to Middletown in December 1979, where he pursued an active life and was always willing to help others. He was a member of Stratford Heights Church of God. He was very proud to be a Kentucky Colonel, and he was an avid hunter and an excellent marksman.
A special “Thank You” to Dr. Page, and all the staff at Heartland of Oak Ridge in Miamisburg where he was a resident since May 1998. Also, a Thank You to the Hospice staff who cared for him during his last days.
ARRANGEMENTS: Visitation will be Saturday, Jan. 17, from 12:30 to 2 p.m. at Baker-Stevens Funeral Home. Funeral services will follow at 2 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Interment will be at Elk Creek Cemetery.
Sources
1. U.S. Government, Social Security Death Index.
2. Findagrave.com.