Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

John Junior "Johnnie" Worthington and Viola Mae Watt

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Husband John Junior "Johnnie" Worthington [11889]

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           Born: 7 Jul 1928 - Walnut Grove, McDonough, Illinois, United States 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 20 Feb 1988 - Macomb, McDonough, Illinois, United States 1
         Buried:  - Forest Lawn Memory Gardens, Macomb, McDonough, Illinois, United States 1
FamilySearch ID: G7K5-XHZ
Find A Grave ID: 69253519

       Marriage: 21 Jul 1945 - Youngstown, Warren, Illinois, United States 1

Events

• His obituary was published in the Macomb Daily Journal on 21 Feb 1988. John J. Worthington, 59, of Macomb died Saturday at McDonough District Hospital.
Funeral arrangements are pending at Corman Memorial Home in Roseville.
Macomb Daily Journal, Mon., February 22, 1988-pg.2 John Worthington
Rosevile-Services for John J. Worthington, 59, of Macomb, are 1 p.m.
Tuesday in Corman Memorial Home here. The former road commissioner died at
8:09 p.m. Saturday in McDonough District Hospital. The Rev. Tom Mehafty
will officiate and burial is in Forest Lawn Memory Gardens. Friends may
call at the Roseville Funeral Home until time of services. Memorials may
be made to the Raritan Fire Department or the Roseville Ambulance Service.
He was born July 7, 1928 in Walnut Grove, a son of John A. and Mabel Cross
Worthington. He married Viola Watt in 1946. Surviving are his wife; a
close friend with whom he made his home, Kathleen Britton of Macomb; two
sons, David of Bushnell and Mike of Overland Park, Kan.; four daughters,
Brenda Lybarger of Lafayette, Colo., Carolyn Taflinger of Texas, Melinda
Frakes of Woodland, Texas and Jauna Becraft of Boulder, Color.; 11
grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; six sisters, Bernice Sutton of
California, Lodema Fawcett of Bartonville, Joyce Brewer of Abingdon,
Shirley Simmons of Roseville, Bernadine Bankes of Macomb and Linda Luper
of Springfield, ILll.; and three brothers, Keith and Frank, both of
Roseville and Lyle of Little York. He was preced in death by his parents,
two sisters and a brother. Mr. Worthington lived most of his life in the
Raritan and Smithshire areas where he farmed. He had lived in Idaho and
Spokane, Wash., before moving to Macomb in 1987. He was a Point Pleasant
Township Road Commissioner for 12 years.
Submitted by Joyce Worthington Brewer.

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Wife Viola Mae Watt [11890]

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           Born: 16 Feb 1926 - Warren, Illinois, United States
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           Died: 23 May 2004 - Macomb, McDonough, Illinois, United States
         Buried:  - Forest Lawn Memory Gardens, Macomb, McDonough, Illinois, United States
FamilySearch ID: KNWF-RRS
Find A Grave ID: 145311845

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Children

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1 F Jauna Beth Worthington [3793] (details suppressed for this person)

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         Spouse: Richard Allen Becraft [3792] (living)

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Sources

1 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 23 Nov 2025), entry for John Worthington, person ID G7K5-XHZ.