Husband Franklin Lloyd Becraft [731]
Born: 24 Jun 1933 - Laurel, Prince George's, Maryland, United States
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Died: 3 Dec 2019 - Shippensburg, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States 1
Buried: 9 Dec 2019 - Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Annville, Lebanon Co, PA 2
FamilySearch ID: GTRK-LV7
Find A Grave ID: 205215539
Father: Benjamin Henry Becraft [569] (1907-1972)
Mother: Catherine Virginia Mills [729] (1911-2006)
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• Military: Served 23 years in US Army.
• He appeared on the Federal census in 1940 in Colesville, Montgomery Co, MD. Becraft, Benjamin, head, age 32, born MD, laborer, dept agriculture; wife Catherine, age 28, born MD; son ZBenjamin Jr, age 8, born MD; son Franklin, age 6, born MD; son William O, age 4, born MD; son Frances, age 3/12, born MD.
• His obituary was published in The Sentinel on 3 Dec 2019. Franklin Lloyd Becraft, age 86, passed away peacefully Tuesday, December 3, 2019 surrounded by his family at his residence in Shippensburg. He was born June 24, 1933 in Olney, MD, the son of the late Benjamin Henry Becraft and Catherine (Mills) Howell.
Franklin attained a Bachelor's Degree in Art Education from the University of Maryland. He proudly served in the U.S. Army from 1961-1978 serving in both the Vietnam and Korean Wars. He then retired from the Army as a Major. He later went on to work as a furniture interior decorator at Earley's and David's Furniture. He was an active and faithful member at Carlisle Baptist Church where he served as Deacon and Sunday school teacher. In his spare time, he enjoyed collecting coins, gardening, doing interior design work, reading and sharing his faith. He was a good father and grandfather to his family and will be missed by many.
He is survived by his loving wife of 30 years, Mary (Bear) Becraft of Shippensburg. He is also survived by daughter, Elizabeth Ward (Jimmy) of Kasilof, AK; son, Timothy A. Becraft (Julie) of Carlisle; step-son, Gerald L. Stake (Jami); step-daughters, Anita R. Smith (Ron) of Shippensburg and Beverly K. George (Duff) of Carlisle; sister, Linda Kesterson (Roger) of MD; brothers, Donald Becraft of Hagerstown, MD and Francis Becraft of Baltimore, MD; 14 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
Professional services are entrusted to Dugan Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc., Shippensburg. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, December 6 at Carlisle Baptist Church, 701 Walnut Bottom Rd., Carlisle with Pastor Ed Roman officiating. A Viewing will be held from 12:00 PM until time of services. Interment will be at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery in Annville, PA.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Franklin's memory to Carlisle Baptist Church, 701 Walnut Bottom Rd., Carlisle, PA 17013. Friends may express online condolences at www.DuganFH.com.
Wife Mary Catherine Stake [849] (details suppressed for this person)
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