Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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John Albert "Johnnie" Smith and Patricia Sue Becraft



Husband John Albert "Johnnie" Smith [5062]

           Born: 18 Oct 1932 - Randles, Cape Girardeau Co, MO 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 26 Jan 2016 - Cape Girardeau City, Cape Girardeau Co, MO 1


         Buried:  - Missouri Veterans Cemetery, Bloomfield, , MO 1
       Marriage: 3 Jul 1953 - Holly Springs, , MS

Events

• His obituary was published. Johnnie Albert Smith of Bloomfield, son of the late Hiram W. and Marie Lee Johnson Smith, was born in Randles, Missouri on October 18, 1932, and passed away at the Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Missouri on January 26, 2016, at the age of 83 years 3 months, and 8 days.

Johnnie had lived in the Bloomfield area mosst of his life. He was a member of the Missouri Street Full Gospel Church in Bloomfield. He was retired from McDonnell-Douglas in St. Louis where he had worked in machine maintenace and repair. Johnny had served in the US Army during the Korean Conflict.

On July 3, 1953, he was married to Patricia Sue Becraft in Holly Springs, Mississippi. She preceded him in death on December 25, 2014.

Surviving are one son, Johnnie Michael Smith of Waxhall, North Carolina; two daughters, Debra Daniels of Bell City, Sandra Presley of Dexter; eight grandchildren; eleven great grandchildren; one brother, Edward Smith of Arkansas; three sisters, Ellen Lowe of Bloomfield, Ester Cook of Jackson, and Margaret Mier of Dexter. Other relatives and many friends also survive. He was preceded in death by one son, Charles Albert Smith, one daughter, Tammy Lee Smith, and one brother, James C. Smith.

Friends may call on Friday, January 29, 2016, after 11:00 a.m. at the Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Dexter, Missouri.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, January 29, 2016 at 12:00 p.m. in the Watkins & Sons Chapel in Dexter, Missouri with Bro. Dave Gargus of Wingo, Kentucky and Johnnie M. Smith of Waxhall, North Carolina officiating.

Interment will follow in the Missouri Veteran's Cemetery in Bloomfield, Missouri with full military honors. Watkins & Sons Funeral Service of Dexter, Missouri in charge of arrangements.




Wife Patricia Sue Becraft [3436]

           Born: 15 Mar 1934 - Bloomfield, Stoddard, Missouri, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 25 Dec 2014 - Cape Girardeau City, Cape Girardeau Co, MO
         Buried: 30 Dec 2014 - Missouri Veterans Cemetery, Bloomfield, , MO
FamilySearch ID: LV4P-W76


         Father: Ralph Cecil Becraft [3416] (1910-1989)
         Mother: Juanita Aileen Parker [3417] (1910-1989)


Events

• Her obituary was published in the Daily Statesman on 27 Dec 2014. Rev. Patricia Sue Smith
Saturday, December 27, 2014

Rev. Patricia Sue Smith of Bloomfield, daughter of the late Ralph Cecil and Juanita Aliene Parker Becraft, was born in Bloomfield on March 15, 1934, and died at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, on Dec. 25, 2014, at the age of 80.

Patricia had lived in the Bloomfield area most of her life. She was the pastor of the Missouri Street Full Gospel Church in Bloomfield and was ordained a minister through the Bible Way Association in 1998.

On July 3, 1953, she was married to Johnnie Albert Smith in Holly Springs, Miss. Surviving is her husband, Johnnie Albert Smith of Bloomfield; one son, Johnnie Michael Smith of Waxhall, N. C.; two daughters, Debra Daniels of Bell City and Sandra Presley of Dexter; eight grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; two brothers, Ralph Becraft of Carlisle, Il., and Larry Becraft of St. Louis, Mo.; five sisters, Jean McRoy and Mary Beyer both of Bloomfield, Martha Espey of Carlisle, Ill., Marilyn Gilliam and Sheila Sandage both of Dexter. Other relatives and friends also survive.

She was preceded in death by one daughter, Tammy Lee Smith, one son, Charles Albert Smith and two brothers, Donnie and James Becraft.

Visitation will be held Monday, Dec. 29, 2014, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Dexter,.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014, at 1 p.m. at the Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Dexter with Bro. Dave Gargus of Wingo, Ky., officiating.

Interment will be in the Missouri Veteran's Cemetery in Bloomfield with Watkins and Sons Funeral Service of Dexter in charge of arrangements.

Online condolences may be shared at www.watkinsfuneralhome.com
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Children

Burial Notes: Husband - John Albert "Johnnie" Smith

Plot SECTION B ROW 14 SITE 490


General Notes: Wife - Patricia Sue Becraft

of Bloomfield

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Sources


1 Findagrave.com.


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