Husband Leonard Allen Becraft [738]
Born: 15 Jun 1938 - Laurel, Prince George's, Maryland, United States
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Died: 3 Mar 2015 - Burtonsville, Montgomery, Maryland, United States 1
Cause of Death: He had bumped his head resulting in a blood clot that entered his spinal column, rendering him partially paralyzed.
Buried: 7 Mar 2015 - Union Cemetery, Burtonsville, Montgomery, Maryland, United States 2
FamilySearch ID: G4Q3-WJT
Find A Grave ID: 155580605
Father: Auston Allen Becraft [570] (1909-2000)
Mother: Alice May Nash [737] (1919-1993)
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• Event: The News, 13 Dec 1976. Leonard A. Becraft, Brookeville, exceeding 25 mph, $32.
• Event: 75, 9 Jan 2014. (Photo from "Historic Silver Spring," by Jerry A. McCoy and the Silver Spring Historical Society.)
My grandfather, Benjamin Franklin Becraft (born ca. 1874) moved to Silver Spring from Burtonsville, MD, before the theater was built. He lived in a house about where the theatre was built, around 1936. My father, Auston A. Becraft, often traveled to see his father & brother Arthur & Ruth Becraft. I came with my father & mother.
I went on Saturdays to the Seco Theater on Georgia Ave to see Western movies and then to the Silver Theatre to watch afternoon shows ca. 1945. Many fond memories. My grandfather Benjamin moved to Dixon Ave, where the Metro station now stands. My uncle Arthur was employed at the Esso Station on Georgia Ave.
At age 13, I came to Silver Spring, and worked at the Florida Ave Veg. Market with my grandfather'97 I rode the street car from the viaduct down Georgia Ave and then transferred east on Florida Ave to the Farmers' Market. I'm an 8th generation Marylander and we were beekeepers from England (per the name, Becraft)!
Happy 75th Anniversary!
'97Leonard Allen Becraft
(b. 6/15/1938, age 75).
• His obituary was published on 4 Mar 2015. On March 3, 2015 Leonard Allen Becraft passed away at home Leonard was born June 15, 1938 to the late Auston and Alice Becraft.; devoted husband of Betty Becraft , dear father of Kennith Becraft of Mount Airy, Judith Dodson of Terrell, Texas and father in law of Sam Dodson of Terrell, Texas and Karen Burrill of Mt. Airy; loving grandfather of Emiline and Benjamin Dodson of Terrell,Texas, Brother-in-law of Dawn Youmans and many nieces, nephews and friends. Relatives and friends may visit at the Donaldson Funeral Home, P.A. 313 Talbott Avenue Laurel, Maryland 20707 on Saturday from 10am until 11:45am. A funeral service will be held in the Chapel at the Donaldson Funeral Home, P.A. at Noon. Interment to follow at Union Cemetery. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Wounded Warriors Project c/o Knights of Pythias 620 Montgomery Street Laurel, Maryland 20707.
Wife Betty Jane Crouse [882] (details suppressed for this person)
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Find A Grave ID: 229095916
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1 F Judith May Becraft [883] (details suppressed for this person)
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Spouse: Samuel Owen Dodson [1014] (living)
2 M Kennith Allen Becraft [884] (details suppressed for this person)
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Spouse: Collen M. Crider [1017] (living)