Nolan James Becraft and Pansy Lou Bashop
Husband Nolan James Becraft [5024]
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Born: 20 Sep 1931 - Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States Christened:![]()
Died: 14 Nov 2016 - Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States Buried: 18 Nov 2016 - Covington Memorial Gardens, Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States 1 FamilySearch ID: G9D5-VHL Find A Grave ID: 172805619
Father: Walter Hudson Becraft [2536] (1882-1956) Mother: Cecelia Elizabeth Spanley [2662] (1891-1989)
Marriage: 26 May 1952 - Allen, Indiana, United StatesEvents
• His obituary was published. Nolan J Becraft, 85 died Monday, November 14, 2016. He was born September 20, 1931 in Ft. Wayne, IN to the late Walter and Cecelia Becraft. Nolan worked for the Ft. Wayne State Developmental Center for 20 years. He was an Army Veteran of the Korean War.
Surviving is his daughter, Marla A (Ed) Rollins, brother, Richard V. Becraft, 2 grandchildren, Ben (Lisa Marie) Rollins and Steila (Troy) Lockwood) and 7 great-grandchildren, Chris, Ben, Randy, Kelsi, Keton, Brooke-destinee, Haiden. He was preeded in death by his wife Pansy Becraft, a grandson, David Rollins and 10 siblings, Stella, Ruth, Jack, Donald, Wayne, Robert, Pershing, Paul, and Thomas.
Funeral service will be at 1:00 p.m. Friday November 18, 2016 at Covington Memorial Funeral Home 8408 Covington Rd. with viewing 2 hours prior to service. Burial will be in Covington Memorial Gardens.
Wife Pansy Lou Bashop [5050]
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Born: 29 Aug 1932 - Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States 2 Christened: Died: 19 Aug 2014 - Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States 2 Buried: 22 Aug 2014 - Covington Memorial Gardens, Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States 1 FamilySearch ID: LY45-QZQ Find A Grave ID: 134625388
Father: Edward Henry Bashop [15973] (1899-1972) Mother: Sylvia Marguerite Van Houten [15974] (1911-2007)
Events
• Her obituary was published in the Findagrave.com. Pansy L. Becraft, 81, went home to be with her Lord Tuesday, August 19, 2014. She was born August 29, 1932 in Fort Wayne, Indiana to the late Edward and Margarite Bashop. Pansy worked for the Country Kitchen starting in 1981 and retired in 2009. She attended worship at The Anchor and The Freewill Baptist Church in Waterloo.
Surviving are her husband of 62 years Nolan J. Becraft, daughter, Marla (Ed) Rollins, sisters, Darlene Orr, Marvel (Charles) Powell, grandchildren, Ben (Lisa) Rollins, Sheila (Troy) Lockwood, great-grandchildren, Ben, Randy, Kelsi, Brooke-destinee, Haiden, Keeton, Lindsey, Brandon, Dustin, and Noah. She was preceded in death by a daughter Peggy Becraft, grandson, David Rollins and 3 brothers, Jerry, David, and Phillip.
Service will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, August 22, 2014 at Covington Memorial Funeral Home 8408 Covington Rd. with calling form 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. Burial will be in Covington Memorial Gardens Cemetery.
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Children
1 F Peggy R Becraft [5051] 1
Born: 16 May 1955 1 Christened: Died: 5 Feb 1981 1![]()
Buried: 7 Feb 1981 - Covington Memorial Gardens, Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States 1 3 Find A Grave ID: 59894010
2 F Marla Ann Becraft [5052]
Born: 21 Nov 1957 - Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States Christened: Died: 6 Mar 2024 - Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States Buried: 11 Mar 2024 - Sedan Cemetery, , , INSpouse: Cleston Ed Rollins [12790] (living)
1 Findagrave.com.
2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 5 Nov 2025), entry for Pansy Lou Bashop, person ID LY45-QZQ.
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Billion Graves (billiongraves.com : accessed 15 Apr 2020).
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