Husband Brooks Monroe Becraft Jr. [8639]
Born: 21 Jul 1930 - Fayette, Kentucky, United States 1 2
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Died: 20 Nov 2016 - Florence, Boone, Kentucky, United States 2
Buried: 25 Nov 2016 - Stull Family Cemetery, Olympia, Bath, Kentucky, United States
FamilySearch ID: GW1N-1ZQ
Find A Grave ID: 173242513
Father: Brooks Monroe Becraft [7652] (1904-1983) 3 4
Mother: Ruby Eddie Swartz [7653] (1907-1998) 3 5
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• Event: Bath County News, 4 Aug 1964. Republished in Bath County News 9 Aug 2007, page 8
Mrs. Brooks Becraft, Sr., is spending this week in Louisville with her son, Brooks Becraft, Jr., who is in the Kentucy Baptist Hospital, due to an accident he had in a construction job there.
• His obituary was published in the Kentucky Enquirer on 8 Dec 2016. BECRAFT
Brooks Monroe Becraft, Jr., 86, of Florence, Ky passed away Wednesday November 23, 2016. He was a native of Bath County, Kentucky; the son of the late Brooks Becraft Sr. and Ruby Swartz Becraft, the beloved husband of Violet (Stacy) Becraft and adored father of five children. He was a Civil Engineer and spent his career managing large concrete projects that built interstates from Texas to Maryland and improved infrastructure for many large airports. During his career his projects included the largest military runway in the world in the Indian Ocean as well as the runways for an airbase in the Sinai Peninsula that was a result of the Egypt Israel Treaty between Carter, Sadat and Begin. His projects even included palaces for royalty in Saudi Arabia. He is described by his family as a lifelong horseman and a real family man. He enjoyed traveling in his RV with his wife, Violet and the family. In addition to his wife he is survived by two sons Brooks "Butch" Becraft, III of Dry Ridge and Greg (Marla) Becraft of Warsaw; three daughters Connie Becraft of Florence, Cindy (Audie) McWilliams of Walton, Ky, and Angie Becraft of Florence, Ky; three grandchildren Stacey Brooke Igo, Alexa McWilliams, and Channing McWilliams; two great grandchildren Corey Brooks Becraft and Brooklynn Hartke; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and other friends and family members also survive. He was preceded in death by his parents Brooks Becraft, Sr. and Ruby Swartz Becraft and one brother Cardwell Becraft. Friends were received from 6-8 p.m. Thursday at Stith Funeral Home in Florence. Memorial Services were held at 1 p.m. Friday at the Mudlick Church of God in Olympia, Ky with the Reverend Chris Bailey officiating. Burial followed at the Stull Cemetery. www.richardsonfh.com
Published in the Kentucky Enquirer on Dec. 8, 2016.
Wife Violet Stacy [12991] (details suppressed for this person)
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1 M Brooks Monroe "Butch" Becraft III [12992] (details suppressed for this person)
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2 M Greg Becraft [12993] (details suppressed for this person)
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Spouse: Maria [12994] (living)
3 F Connie Becraft [12995] (details suppressed for this person)
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4 F Cindy Becraft [12996] (details suppressed for this person)
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Spouse: Audie McWilliams [12998] (living)
5 F Angie Becraft [12997] (details suppressed for this person)
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Birth Notes: Husband - Brooks Monroe Becraft Jr.
Certificate # 74-36544