Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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Johnny Louis Byrd and Elsie F Becraft



Husband Johnny Louis Byrd [8442]

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 2021
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: PWL7-MBV
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Wife Elsie F Becraft [8439] 1




           Born: 13 Dec 1947
     Christened: 
           Died: 23 Jun 2021
         Buried:  - Machpelah Cemetery, Mount Sterling, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States
FamilySearch ID: PWL7-BYT


         Father: Shirley Becraft [1239] (1898-1974)
         Mother: Lina Mable "Mattie" Witt [1240] (1904-1987)


Events

• Her obituary was published. Obituary
Elsie Becraft Byrd, widow of Johnny Louis Byrd, of Vanceburg, formerly of Mt. Sterling, passed away Wednesday, June 23, 2021. She was a 73 year old born in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky to the union of the late Shirley and Mattie Whitt Becraft, a retired cook from Mary Chiles Hospital and St. Joseph Mt. Sterling Hospital, and a member of Grace Assembly of God.

She is survived by a daughter, Michelle (Billy) Saylor, 2 sons, Jeff (Angie) Byrd and Jerry (Dottie) Byrd, 9 grandchildren, Jeff (Trish) Byrd Jr., Johnathan (Felicia) Byrd, Tim (Brittney) Byrd, Dusty (Twila) Saylor, Rusty (Liz) Saylor, Amy (Dillon) Faulkner, Rachelle Saylor, Matt Byrd and Mattie Byrd, 18 great-grandchildren, a brother, Irvine Becraft, a nephew, Kenny Becraft and a niece, Shirley Becraft.

She was preceded in death by 3 brothers, Charles, Tommy and Junior Becraft and a grandson-in-law, Jason Dillon.

Her funeral will be 1:00 Monday at Herald & Stewart Home for Funerals, Pastor Michael Blair presiding, with interment in Machpelah Cemetery. Visitation is 5-8:00 Sunday.


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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 Elsie Becraft, person ID PWL7-BYT.


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