Wesley "Jack-Bubba" David Becraft Jr. and Grace Copeland
Husband Wesley "Jack-Bubba" David Becraft Jr. [5747]
Born: 8 Jan 1936 - Norfolk, Virginia, United States 1 Christened: Died: 10 Jun 1994 - Norfolk, Virginia, United States 1![]()
Buried: 14 Jun 1994 - Riverside Memorial Park, Norfolk, Norfolk Co, VA 1 Find A Grave ID: 21956987
Father: Wesley David Becraft [702] (1914-1997) 2 Mother: Evelyn [6045] (1914- )
Marriage: 1 Sep 1961 - Gates, , NCEvents
• Military: PFC US Army.
• He appeared on the Federal census in 1940 in Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States. Name:
Wesley D Becraft
Titles & Terms:
Event:Census
Event Year:1940
Event Place:Pleasant Grove Magisterial District, Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Gender:Male
Age:4
Marital Status:Single
Race (Original):
Race (Standardized):White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):
Relationship to Head of Household (Standardized):Grandson
Birthplace:Virginia
Estimated Birth Year:1936
Residence in 1935:
Enumeration District Number:65-8
Family Number:323
Sheet Number and Letter:19A
Line Number:24
NARA Publication Number:T627
NARA Roll Number:4279
Digital Folder Number:005449071
Image Number:00441
Household Gender Age Birthplace
HeadLuthur J Taylor M 73 North Carolina
WifeBessie L Taylor F 43 North Carolina
Son-in-lawWesley D Becraft M 26 Virginia
StepdaughterEvelyn Becraft F 26 Virginia
GrandsonWesley D Becraft M 4 Virginia
GrandsonLeslie E Staton M 18 Virginia. • His obituary was published in The Virginia-Pilot on 12 Jun 1994. THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SUNDAY, June 12, 1994 TAG: 9406120015
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B2 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: CHESAPEAKE
DATELINE: 940612 LENGTH: Short
WESLEY D. BECRAFT JR.
{LEAD} Wesley (Jack-Bubba) Davis Becraft, Jr., 58, of the 800 block of Wilbur Ave., died June 10, 1994, in a local hospital.
Mr. Becraft was born in Norfolk and was a maintenance man for Pine Wood Garden Apts. He was a member of Norfolk Seventh-day Adventist Church, Portsmouth Moose Lodge (NU)898 and also a member of Parents Without Partners (NU)166. He was an Army veteran.
{REST} Survivors include his father, W. Dave Becraft Sr., of Healdsburg, Calif.; five stepchildren; an uncle, Luther E. Becraft of Virginia Beach; a dear friend and companion, Mrs. Alma Ambrose of Chesapeake; several nieces, nephews and cousins.
A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Riverside Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at Smith & Williams Funeral Home, Norfolk Chapel, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Monday.
{KEYWORDS} DEATH OBITUARY.
Wife Grace Copeland [10864]
Born: 1937 Christened: Died: 1976 1![]()
Buried: - Princess Anne Memorial Park, Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach Co, VA 1 3 Find A Grave ID: 156975979Marriage Events
• Marriage: 1 Sep 1961, Gates, , NC. Groom's Name:
Wesley Becraft
Groom's Birth Date:1936
Groom's Birthplace:
Groom's Age:25
Bride's Name:Grace Copeland
Bride's Birth Date:1937
Bride's Birthplace:
Bride's Age:24
Marriage Date:01 Sep 1961
Marriage Place:Gates, North Carolina
Groom's Father's Name:
Groom's Mother's Name:
Bride's Father's Name:
Bride's Mother's Name:
Groom's Race:White
Groom's Marital Status:
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Bride's Race:White
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number:M75257-0
System Origin:North Carolina-EASy
Source Film Number:422116
Reference Number:Years 1923-1964.
Children
Burial Notes: Husband - Wesley "Jack-Bubba" David Becraft Jr.
Inscription: PFC US Army
1 Findagrave.com.
2 California Death Index, 1940-1997 (Sacramento, Ca: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics, 19--.), Wesley Davis.
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Billion Graves (billiongraves.com : accessed 14 Apr 2020).
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