William Edward Beacraft Sr.
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 26 May 1920 - Sanatoga
Christening:
Death: 17 Dec 2010 - Kingston Nursing Center, Conway, , SC
Burial:
Cause of Death:
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Events
• Census, Federal, 1930 in Montgomery Co, PA
Orton C Beacraft, born abt 1887; wife Cora, 1894; Donald C, 1914; Gorbult R, 1916; Mozelle, 1918; William E, 1921.• Obituary, The Mercury, 19 Dec 2010 in Pottstown, Montgomery Co, PA
William Beacraft Sr., 90, World War II veteran
Published: Sunday, December 19, 2010
William Edward Beacraft Sr., 90, of Elm Street, Aynor, S.C., passed away Friday, Dec. 17, 2010, at Kingston Nursing Center, Conway, S.C.
Mr. Beacraft was born May 26, 2010, in Sanatoga, a son of the late Orton and Cora Gorbutt Beacraft. He was predeceased by one daughter, Sherry Mahoney; three brothers; and one sister.
After serving in the United States Army during World War II, Mr. Beacraft worked with Firestone Tire and Rubber and retired after 30 years of service. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge in Pottstown, the Veterans Home Association, and Veteran of Foreign Wars of the United States.
Surviving Mr. Beacraft are his wife of 64 years, Alice Miller Beacraft, of the home; one son, William Edward Beacraft Jr., of Downingtown; one daughter, Cory Shelley, and her husband Frank, of Aynor, S.C.; seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
The family would like to thank the staff of the Kingston Nursing Home for all their care and love that was shown.
A memorial service will be held for Mr. Beacraft at a later date. Mr. Beacraft and his family are in the care of Johnson Funeral Home of 290 9th Ave., Aynor, SC 29511. You can sign an online guestbook at www.johnsonfuneralhome.com
Parents
Father: Orton Chester Beacraft 1
Mother: Cornelia "Cora" Gorbutt 1
Spouses and Children
1. *Alice Miller
Children:
1. William Edward Beacraft Jr.
2. Cory Beacraft
3. Sherry Beacraft
Sources
1. Howard Ray Lawrence, "Lawrence" (rootsweb.com).