John Garnet Becraft and Esther R Reffitt
Husband John Garnet Becraft [1720]
Born: 5 Jun 1928 - Montgomery, Kentucky, United States 1 2 Christened: Died: 22 Jan 2009 - St. Joseph Hospital, Mt. Sterling, , KY 2 3 Buried: 24 Jan 2009 - Martin Cemetery, Jeffersonville, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States 3 FamilySearch ID: LTY1-NSP Find A Grave ID: 170003039
Father: Charles Leonard "Charlie" Becraft [1687] (1889-1969) Mother: Sarah Margaret Pitts [1688] (1886-1966)
Marriage: 19 Oct 1946 - Mount Sterling, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States 4Events
• Soc Sec Num: 400-32-4419.
• He appeared on the 1930 Census census in 1930 in Camargo, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States. Charles Becraft age 36 listed as head of house with wife Margaret age 39 and children Shirley (son) age 14; George age 13; Ernest age 12; Earl age 8; Easter M. age 6; Homer age 5; John G age 2.
• His obituary was published in the Lexington Herald-Leader on 23 Jan 2009. Becraft, John Garnet
MT STERLING - John Garnet Becraft, 80, of Jeffersonville, retired construction worker died Thu. Service 2pm Sat at Taul Funeral Home. Visit 11am-2pm Sat.
Published in the Lexington Herald-Leader on 1/23/2009.
Wife Esther R Reffitt [12905]
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Born: 26 Sep 1927 - Bath, Kentucky, United States Christened: Died: 5 Sep 2016 - Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States Buried: 9 Sep 2016 - Martin Cemetery, Jeffersonville, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States 3 FamilySearch ID: L24P-M4X Find A Grave ID: 169465015
Father: Cleveland J Reffitt [13112] (1895-1932) 3 5 Mother: Mary L Hart [13113] (1897-1976) 3
Events
• Her obituary was published. Esther Becraft
September 26, 1927 - September 05, 2016
Esther R. Becraft, 88, of Allen Lane, Jeffersonville, Kentucky passed away Monday, September 5, 2016 at the University of Kentucky Medical Center. She was born in Bath County, Kentucky on September 26, 1927 the daughter of the late Cleveland and Mary Hart Reffitt. She was a homemaker, a member of the Sunshine Chapel at Hope and the widow of John Garnett Becraft.
She is survived by three sons, Stanley Paul Becraft of Mt. Sterling, Raymond Eugene (Brenda) Becraft of Jeffersonville, KY and George Allen Becraft of Jeffersonville, KY; three daughters, Pansy Jeanette Luttrell of Jeffersonville, KY, Sally Ann (Charles) Reed of Winchester, KY, Geneva Jane (Larry) Martin of Jeffersonville, KY; one sister, Francis Rose of Salem, IN; fourteen grandchildren and fifteen great grandchildren and seven great great grandchildren also survive.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by one son, Alvin Junior Becraft; a brother, Clyde Reffitt; and three sisters, Kathleen Becraft, Fern Pelphrey and Odessa Hickabottom.
Funeral services will be 1 PM, Friday, September 9, 2016 at the Taul Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Waylynn Sharbutt officiating and burial following in the Martin Cemetery. Friends may visit Friday from 12 Noon til 1 pm at the Taul Funeral Home. Pallbearers will be Lacy Reed, Matthew Reed, Ricky Kendrick, Jamie Becraft, Elmer Brooks and Andrew Burton.
Children
1 F Geneva Jane Becraft [7747] (details suppressed for this person)
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:Spouse: Larry Martin [12910] (living)
2 M Raymond Eugene Becraft [12907] (details suppressed for this person)
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:Spouse: Brenda [12908] (living)
3 M Stanley Paul Becraft [12906]
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Born: 12 Aug 1947 - Montgomery, Kentucky, United States 3 Christened: Died: 12 Dec 2016 - Mount Sterling, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States 3 Buried: 15 Dec 2016 - Martin Cemetery, Jeffersonville, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States 3 6 FamilySearch ID: G8YN-MN7 Find A Grave ID: 173850407Spouse: Janet Lee Tobias [15128] (living)Spouse: Wanda Ilene Henry 7 [18589] (1941-2021) Marr: 17 Sep 1979 7
4 M George Allen Becraft [12909] (details suppressed for this person)
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:
5 M Alvin Junior Becraft [12904]
Born: 10 Aug 1959 Christened: Died: 17 Nov 1977 Buried: - Lovely-Amburgey Cemetery, Jeffersonville, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States 3 Find A Grave ID: 119455522
6 F Pansy Jeanette Becraft [12911] (details suppressed for this person)
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:Spouse: Luttrell [12912] (living)
7 F Sally Ann Becraft [12913]
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Born: 5 Feb 1964 Christened: Died: 7 Aug 2021 Buried:Spouse: Charles Reed [12914] (living)
Birth Notes: Husband - John Garnet Becraft
Certificate # 59-29420. Issued for "Garnet".
1 www.familytreelegends.com.
2 U.S. Government, Social Security Death Index.
3 Findagrave.com.
4 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 8 Nov 2025), entry for John Garnet Becraft, person ID LTY1-NSP.
5 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 24 Nov 2025), entry for Cleve J Reffitt, person ID K8F4-4JV.
6 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 8 Nov 2025), entry for Stanley Paul Becraft, person ID G8YN-MN7.
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 21 Nov 2025), entry for Stanley Paul Becraft, person ID G8YN-MN7.
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