Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Dr Richard Edwin Painton and Beverly Sue Becraft

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Husband Dr Richard Edwin Painton [6293] ¹

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           Born: 6 Jul 1924 - Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 20 Dec 1990 - Sarasota, Florida, United States 2
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: G3KS-VK6

       Marriage: 15 Sep 1972 - Monticello, White, Indiana, United States

Events

• His obituary was published in the Rochester Sentinel on 4 Jan 1991. Dr. Richard E. Painton

Dr. Richard E. PAINTON, 66, of Rt. 5, Monticello and Nakomis, Fla., died about 8:15 p.m. Dec. 20 in Sarasota, Fla.

He was born July 6, 1924 in Logansport to E.W. and Halla ZIEGLER PAINTON. He was married Sept. 15, 1972 in Monticello to Beverly Sue BECRAFT HOUSE, who is deceased. He was a chiropractic physician in Monticello for a number of years, retiring in 1986. He was a graduate of the Palmer College of Chiropracty in Davenport, Iowa, and a member of the National, Florida and Indiana Chiropractic associations. He was a member of the United Methodist Church, the Madsonic Lodge and the Tippecanoe Country Club at Monticello, the Scottish Rite and Murat Shrine Temple at Indianapolis, and the Rolling Green Golf Club in Sarasota. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and was a member of the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars of Monticello.

Surviving are a step-son, Jeffrey Ray HOUSE, Monticello; two sisters, Charlotte HIGHT, Paris, Va., and Halla SHAFER, Newington, Conn; a brother, William PAINTON, Venice, Fla., and seven nieces and nephews. His parents and a sister preceded in death.

Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Monticello United Methodist Church with the Rev. Donald J. JOHNSON officiating. Following services, the American Legion and VFW will conduct military memorial services at the church.

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Wife Beverly Sue Becraft [3680] ³

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           Born: 2 Sep 1940 - Chalmers, , IL
     Christened: 
           Died: 20 Dec 1990 - Sarasota, Florida, United States
         Buried: 5 Jan 1991 - Rochester IOOF Cemetery, Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, United States
FamilySearch ID: G3KS-67M

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         Father: Ernest E Becraft [3667] (1916-1982) 3
         Mother: Lila Evelyn Hanning [3679] (1918-1986) 3 4

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   Other Spouse: William D House 3 [3690] (      -      ) - 24 May 1958 - Fulton, Indiana, United States

Events

• Her obituary was published in the Rochester Sentinel on 4 Jan 1991. Beverly S. Painton

Beverly Sue PAINTON, 50, of Monticello and Sarasota, Fla., died about 8:15 p.m. Dec. 20 at her home.

She was born Sept. 2, 1940 in Chalmers, Ill., to Ernest and Lila HANNING BECRAFT. Her first marriage was to William HOUSE, who resides in Texas. Her second marriage was on Sept. 15, 1972 in Monticello to Dr. Richard E. PAINTON, who is deceeased. She had managed the office of the Painton Chiropractic Clinic in Monticello for a number of years, and for the past month had been employed at the Dr. William McComb chiropractic office in Sarasota. She was a member of the Monticello United Methodist Church.

Surviving are a son, Jeffrey Ray HOUSE, Monticello; her step-mother, Phyllis "Tillie" BECRAFT, Rochester, and aunts, uncles and cousins.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Foster & Good Funeral Home, Rochester, with the Rev. Donald J. JOHNSON officiating. Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Friends may call Saturday from 9 a.m. until services. Memorials may be made to Grace United Methodist Church of Rochester or the Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church at Akron.

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Children

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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 22 Nov 2025), entry for Richard E Painton, person ID G3KS-VK6.

2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 22 Nov 2025), entry for Richard Edwin Painton, person ID G3KS-VK6.

3 Michael J Kelly, Kelly Family Tree (rootsweb.com).

4 sriddle@lnx.net, "Evelyn."