Frank James Becraft and Virginia Phillippi
Husband Frank James Becraft [6427]
Born: 15 Mar 1904 - Virginia, United States Christened: Died: 4 May 1977 - Wythe County Community Hospital, Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia, United States![]()
Buried: - St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, Wytheville, Wythe Co, VA 1 2 FamilySearch ID: LBM4-57L Find A Grave ID: 62891031
Father: Thomas Stonewall Jackson Becraft [2433] (1862-1933) Mother: Laura B. Rider [2444] (1866-1937)
Marriage:Events
• He appeared on the Federal census in 1910 in Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia, United States. Ward 4
Thomas S J Becroft, age 47y, born VA; wife Lara, age 43y, born VA; Dora, age 17y, born VA; Maude, age 16y, born VA; Eugene M, age 14y, born VA; Frank J, age 6y, born VA.• He appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia, United States. Marion Becraft, age 26, 1903, born VA; Virginia, age 20, 1909, wife; Rudolph, age 2, 1927, son; Jack, age 0, 1930, son.
• He appeared on the Federal census in 1940 in Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia, United States. Name:
Frank J Becraft
Titles & Terms:
Event:Census
Event Year:1940
Event Place:East Ward, Wytheville, Wytheville Magisterial District, Wythe, Virginia, United States
Gender:Male
Age:35
Marital Status:Married
Race (Original):
Race (Standardized):White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):
Relationship to Head of Household (Standardized):Head
Birthplace:Virginia
Estimated Birth Year:1905
Residence in 1935:Same Place
Enumeration District Number:99-18
Family Number:309
Sheet Number and Letter:15B
Line Number:67
NARA Publication Number:T627
NARA Roll Number:4303
Digital Folder Number:005449095
Image Number:00465
Household Gender Age Birthplace
HeadFrank J Becraft M 35 Virginia
WifeVirginia P Becraft F 28 Virginia
SonRudolph M Becraft M 12 Virginia
SonJack D Becraft M 10 Virginia. • His obituary was published. Funeral services for Frank James BeCraft, age 73, will be held in the Chapel of the Grubb Funeral Home tomorrow (Friday) morning at 11:00 o'clock. Conducting the memorial service will be the Rev. Wesley Huff, pastor of the Wytheville Baptist Church, assisted by the Rev. Robert Smith, pastor of St. Paul Methodist Church, and the Rev. Wallace Fowler, a retired Methodist minister, who recently served as interim pastor of the local Baptist Church. The interment will be in St. John's Cemetery.
Mr. BeCraft had been in declining health for the past several years. He died yesterday afternoon in the Wythe County Community Hospital, where he had been a patient for the past few days.
He was a native of Wytheville, and had acquired a large host of friends. He attended Wytheville High School and was active in sports in his high school days, being one of the brightest stars of the school baseball team. A skilled carpenter, he was forced to retire some years past due to ill health.
The deceased had been a life time member of the Wytheville Baptist Church, and had been active in the Sunday School as long as health permitted his attendance.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Virginia Phillippi BeCraft, Wytheville; two sons, Rudolph Becraft and Jack BeCraft, both of Wytheville; a sister, Mrs. H. Neal (Maude) Wilkinson (she is a patient at this time in the Wythe County Community Hospital). Also surviving is one grandson, Bruce BeCraft and one great-grandson.
The family will receive friends at the Grubb Funeral Home tonight between the hours of 7:00 and 9:00 P.M.
From the Doris Sprence Fontaine Genealogy Collection.
Wife Virginia Phillippi [6428]
Born: 16 Apr 1910 Christened:![]()
Died: 5 Aug 1986![]()
Buried: 7 Aug 1986 - St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, Wytheville, Wythe Co, VA 1 2 FamilySearch ID: GMH4-QRM Find A Grave ID: 41633353
Father: Rev James Marco Phillippi [15200] (1888-1960) Mother: Bessie Leona Heldreth [15199] (1893-1983)
Events
• Soc Sec Num: 224-03-8313.
• She appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia, United States. Marion Becraft, age 26, 1903, born VA; Virginia, age 20, 1909, wife; Rudolph, age 2, 1927, son; Jack, age 0, 1930, son.
• She appeared on the Federal census in 1940 in Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia, United States. Name:
Virginia P Becraft
Titles & Terms:
Event:Census
Event Year:1940
Event Place:East Ward, Wytheville, Wytheville Magisterial District, Wythe, Virginia, United States
Gender:Female
Age:28
Marital Status:Married
Race (Original):
Race (Standardized):White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):
Relationship to Head of Household (Standardized):Wife
Birthplace:Virginia
Estimated Birth Year:1912
Residence in 1935:Same Place
Enumeration District Number:99-18
Family Number:309
Sheet Number and Letter:15B
Line Number:68
NARA Publication Number:T627
NARA Roll Number:4303
Digital Folder Number:005449095
Image Number:00465
Household Gender Age Birthplace
HeadFrank J Becraft M 35 Virginia
WifeVirginia P Becraft F 28 Virginia
SonRudolph M Becraft M 12 Virginia
SonJack D Becraft M 10 Virginia.
Children
1 M Rudolph Francisco Becraft [6429]
Born: 25 Dec 1927 - Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia, United States 3 4 Christened: Died: 14 Jan 1991 - Babtist Hospital, Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co, NC 3 4![]()
Buried: - Oakland Memorial Cemetery, Clarksville, Johnson Co, AR 5 FamilySearch ID: GMH4-WF3 Find A Grave ID: 50907097Spouse: Grace Cline [6486] (1929-2003)
2 M Jack Delaney Becraft [6423]
Born: 24 Aug 1929 - Wythe, Virginia, United States 6 Christened: Died: 26 May 2006 - Wythe County Community Hospital, Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia, United States 4![]()
Buried: 29 May 2006 - St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, Wytheville, Wythe Co, VA 1 2 Find A Grave ID: 62891001Spouse: Doris Louise Hunley [6424] (1934-2012)
1 Findagrave.com.
2 Billion Graves (billiongraves.com).
3 http://www.eons.com.
4 U.S. Government, Social Security Death Index.
5 Findagrave.com, Oakland Memorial Cemetery, Clarksville, Johnson Co, AR.
6
U.S. Government, Social Security Death Index, 25 Aug 1929.
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