Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Paul F. Rhodes and Alice Margaret Becraft

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Husband Paul F. Rhodes [3502] ¹

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           Born: 6 Sep 1909 - Keystone, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 12 May 1986 - Weirton, Hancock, West Virginia, United States 1
         Buried: 

       Marriage: 24 Apr 1937 - Weirton, Hancock, West Virginia, United States 1 2

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Wife Alice Margaret Becraft [3501] ¹

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           Born: 15 Apr 1921 - Sapulpa, Creek Co, OK 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 11 Oct 2007 - Gardner, , KS
         Buried: 17 Oct 2007 - Highland Hills Memorial Gardens, Follansbee, , WV

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         Father: Ira Franklin Becraft [630] (1883-1973)
         Mother: Nellie Dean [3481] (1881-1961) 1

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Events

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Fort Smith, Sebastian Co, AR. Name: Celia Becroft
Event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas
Gender: Female
Age: 8
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Birthplace: Oklahoma
Estimated Birth Year: 1922
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Father's Birthplace: Missouri
Mother's Birthplace: Missouri
Enumeration District Number: 0041
Family Number: 105
Sheet Number and Letter: 4A
Line Number: 38
NARA Publication: T626, roll 95
Film Number: 2339830
Digital Folder Number: 4532453
Image Number: 00291
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Franklin Becroft M 48 Missouri
Wife Nellie Becroft F 48 Missouri
Son Verna Becroft M 11 Oklahoma
Daughter Lucile Becroft F 14 Oklahoma
Daughter Celia Becroft F 8 Oklahoma.

• Her obituary was published. Alice M. Rhoades

Born in Sapulpa, OK on Apr. 14, 1921
Departed on Oct. 11, 2007 and resided in Spring Hill, KS.

Visitation: Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2007 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Funeral: Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2007 11:00 am
Cemetery: Highland Hills Memorial Gardens

Alice M. Rhoades, 86, of Spring Hill, KS, formerly of Weirton, passed away Thursday October 11, 2007 at Meadowbrook Rehab Hospital in Gardner, KS.

Alice was born on April 14, 1921 in Sapula OK, to Ira Franklin and Nellie (Dean) Becraft.

In addition to her parents, Alice was also preceded in death by her husband Paul F. Rhoades in 1986, her brothers, Edward, Vernon and Alvin Becraft; her sister, Lucille Rhoades.

Alice grew up in Weirton WV, where she married her husband Paul on April 24, 1937. She was a member of the Royal Neighbors Club. In 2001, Alice moved to Spring Hill to be with her daughter.

She is survived by her daughter, Jean Balog Holeczy; her two sons, James Rhoades of Burgettstown, PA and Robert Rhoades of Weirton, WV; eight grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren.

Visitation will be 6-8 PM Tuesday at the Greco Hertnick Funeral Home 3219 Main Street Weirton, where funeral services will be conducted 11 AM Wednesday with Rev. Dana Snodgrass officiating.

Interment will follow at the Highland Hills Memorial Gardens in Follansbee, WV

Memorial contributions may be made to the Olathe Hospice or the Meadowbrook Rehab Hospital.

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Children

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Sources

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

2 LDS, West Virginia Marriages, 1853-1970.