Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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Albert Becraft Jr and Betty Jane Spegal



Husband Albert Becraft Jr [1283]

           Born: 30 Dec 1930 - Hancock, Indiana, United States 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 18 Oct 2002 - Eden, Hancock Co, IN 1


         Buried: 22 Oct 2002 - Park Cemetery, Greenfield, Hancock Co, IN 2 3
FamilySearch ID: G67D-JH2
Find A Grave ID: 140387087


         Father: Albert Becraft [1209] (1883-1951)
         Mother: Maude Ethel Greenstreet [1215] (1896-1966)


       Marriage: 1 Jul 1950 - Hancock, Indiana, United States

Events

• Soc Sec Num: 309-26-4283.

• Military: US Army, Korea.

• His obituary was published. BECRAFT, Albert; 71; Greenfield IN; GreenfieldDailyRep; 2002-10-21; phl.

• His obituary was published. Albert Becraft, 71, of Greenfield died Oct. 18, 2002. Born Dec. 30, 1930, in Hancock County, he was the son of Albert and Maude (Greenstreet) Becraft.

He had been employed with Indiana Knitwear in Greenfield for 50 years, retiring in 1998 at the manager in the Maintenance Department. He was a member of American Legion Post #119, a graduate of Greenfield High School and a U.S. Army veteran.

Survivors include his wife Betty (Spegal) Becraft, whom he married July 1, 1950; son Mark Becraft of Greenfield; daughters Cathy Becraft of Greenfield and Karen Carr of Murfreesboro, TN; sisters Helen Brusseau of Anderson and Ethel Judd of Indianapolis; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his sisters Ruby Lowder and Dorothy Becraft.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Pasco Memorial Mortuary in Greenfield with the Rev. William Beauchatt officiating. Burial will follow at Park Cemetery in Greenfield. Friends may call from 3-8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association.




Wife Betty Jane Spegal [3559] 4




           Born: 11 Mar 1928 - Hancock, Indiana, United States 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 26 Apr 2008 - Greenfield, Hancock Co, IN


         Buried: 30 Apr 2008 - Park Cemetery, Greenfield, Hancock Co, IN
FamilySearch ID: G678-G7S
Find A Grave ID: 26654247

Events

• Her obituary was published in the Findagrave.com. Betty J. Becraft, 80, a resident of Greenfield, passed away Saturday, April 26, 2008, at her residence. She was born March 11, 1928, in Hancock County to the late Hervey and Jennie (Walker) Spegal.

She was a homemaker and a wonderful mother. She is survived by three children, Mark A. (Gae) Becraft of Greenfield, Cathy A. Becraft of Greenfield, Karen L. (Robert) Carr of Murfreesboro, TN; sisters Anna Spegal and Helen Shadley, both of Greenfield; six grandchildren, Clint, Jennifer, Derek, Matthew, Dylan and Kaylan; and nine great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Albert Becraft; sisters Dorothy Holliday, Virginia Willard, Lorna Kleine and Patty Spegal; and brothers Carl, Jim and Paul Spegal.

Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at Stillinger Family Funeral Home, Pasco Chapel of Greenfield with the Rev. William Beauchat officiating. burial will follow at Park Cemetery, Greenfield. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 29, 2008, at the funeral home.


Children
1 F Cathy A Becraft [3561] 4

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2 F Karen L Becraft [3562] 4

           Born: 
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         Spouse: Robert Carr [12680] (living)


3 M Mark Alan Becraft [3560] 4

           Born: 2 Jun 1954 - Greenfield, Hancock Co, IN
     Christened: 
           Died: 5 Feb 2014 - Greenfield, Hancock Co, IN


         Buried:  - McCray Cemetery, Wilkinson, Hancock Co, IN 3
FamilySearch ID: GM5M-WN7
Find A Grave ID: 141367685
         Spouse: Gae [12669] (living)



Burial Notes: Husband - Albert Becraft Jr

Plot Lot 147 Grave 5 Section 15


Burial Notes: Wife - Betty Jane Spegal

Plot Lot 147 Grave 4 Section 15

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Sources


1 U.S. Government, Social Security Death Index.

2 gravelocator.cem.va.gov.

3 Findagrave.com.

4 dad1037@yahoo.com (Emails, etc from her sources.).

5 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 22 Nov 2025), entry for Betty Jane Spegal, person ID G678-G7S.


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