William Curtis Becraft and Delorice Kathryn Thomas
Husband William Curtis Becraft [10062]
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Born: 4 May 1925 - Menifee, Kentucky, United States 1 Christened: Died: 21 Dec 2011 - Means, Menifee, Kentucky, United States Buried: 23 Dec 2011 - Curt Becraft Family Cemetery, Means, Menifee Co, KY 2 FamilySearch ID: L1C8-H4X Find A Grave ID: 82242139
Father: William Herman Becraft [3263] (1894-1965) Mother: Carrie Williams [4508] (1899-1983)
Marriage:Events
• He appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Clintonville, Bourbon Co, KY. Herman Becraft, age 33 born KY; wife Carrie age 30, dau Ivy age 8; son William age 4; son Earnest age 3; son Herman age 0.
• He appeared on the Federal census in 1940 in Menifee, Kentucky, United States. Curtis Beeraft
United States Census, 1940
Name:
Curtis Beeraft
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Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1940
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Event Place:
Magisterial District 4, Menifee, Kentucky, United States
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Event Place (Original):
Kentucky, Menifee, Magisterial District 4, Means
Last Place of Residence:
Rural, Bourbon, Kentucky
Sex:
Male
Age:
14
Marital Status:
Single
Race:
White
Race (Original):
White
Birth Year (Estimated):
1926
Birthplace:
kentucky
Relationship to Head of Household:
Son
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):
Son
HouseholdRole Sex Age Birthplace
Herman BeeraftHead Male 45 Kentucky
Carrie BeeraftWife Female 41 Kentucky
Curtis BeeraftSon Male 14 kentucky
Earnest BeeraftSon Male 12 Kentucky
Junior BeeraftSon Male 10 Kentucky
Raymond BeeraftSon Male 6 Kentucky
Beulah Mae BeeraftDaughter Female 3 Kentucky
John BeeraftFather Male 67 Kentucky. • Military: AAD, 27 Jul 1943, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States. Army Serial Number: 35872882
Name: Becraft, William C
Residence: State #2 (Undefined code)
Residence: County 165 (Undefined code)
Place of Enlistment: 5321 (Cincinnati OHIO)
Date of Enlistment Day: 27
Date of Enlistment Month: 07
Date of Enlistment Year: 43
Grade: Alpha Designation: PVT# (Private)
Grade: Code 8
Branch: Alpha Designation: NO# (No branch assignment)
Branch: Code: 02
Term of Enlistment:5 (Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law)
Longevity: ###
Source of Army Personnel:0 (Civil Life)
Nativity: 52 (KY)
Year of Birth: 25
Race and Citizenship: 1 (White, citizen)
Education: 1 (1 year of high school)
Civilian Occupation: 992 (Undefined code)
Marital Status: 6 (Single, without dependents)
Component of the Army: 7 (Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Card Number: #
Box Number: 1004
Film Reel Number: 5.66#
.• His obituary was published in The Independent Online on 21 Dec 2011. December 21, 2011
William Curtis BeCraft
Menifee Home for Funerals The Independent
MEANS \emdash William Curtis BeCraft, 86, of Means, died.
He was the husband of Kathy Thomas BeCraft.
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Menifee Home for Funerals in Frenchburg. Burial will follow in Curt BeCraft Family Cemetery in Means.
Friends may call after 6 p.m. today at the funeral home.• His obituary was published. WILLIAM BECRAFT
1925 - 2011
William Curtis Becraft, age 86, of Becraft Road, Means, Ky., passed away Tuesday, December 20, 2011, at St. Joseph Hospital, Mt. Sterling, Ky., after an extended illness.
He was born May 9, 1925, in Hawkins Branch, Ky., and was the son of the late Herman Becraft and Carrie Williams Becraft.
He was a member of the Slate Creek Pentecostal Church, Means, Ky., and was a retired construction foreman and dozer operator.
Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by one daughter, Van Lisa Becraft, a grandson, Donnie Jay Davis, two sisters, Icy Rose and Beulah Reed, and four brothers, Stanley Becraft, Earnest Becraft, William Herman Becraft Jr., and Tom Becraft, and a daughter-in-law, Linda Marie Becraft.
He is survived by his wife of many years, Kathy Thomas Becraft of Means, Ky., six daughters, Sue and Leonard Wilson and Linda and Virgil Haddix of Jeffersonville, Ky., Barbara and Raymond Frederick of Cynthiana, Ky., Jane and Wayne Paul Mullins of Means, Ky., Nena and Jonathan Netcher of Scott Depot, WV., and Carrie Becraft of Means., Ky., two sons, Stephen and Myra Becraft of Frenchburg, Ky., and Anthony Becraft of Jeffersonville, Ky., one brother, Raymond and Lucille Becraft of Means, Ky., eighteen grandchildren, thirty-one great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild.
Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Friday, December 23, 2011, at Menifee Home For Funerals, with Bro. Larry Williams officiating. Burial in the Curt Becraft Family Cemetery, Means, Ky.
Visitation will be at 6 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Active Pallbearers: Cherokee Willoughby, Terry Davis, Josh Becraft, Travis Wilson, Kyle Wilson, Shane Merkel, Clay Back and Tim Foley.
Honorary Pallbearers: Fred Crouch, Doug Becraft, Josh Sword, Mark Clemons, Quincy Ford, Donnie Lindsey and Bill Rose.
Wife Delorice Kathryn Thomas [10063]
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Born: 3 Oct 1942 - Teays, Putnam, West Virginia, United States 3 Christened: Died: 3 Aug 2016 - Means, Menifee, Kentucky, United States Buried: 7 Aug 2016 - Curt Becraft Family Cemetery, Means, Menifee Co, KY 2 FamilySearch ID: L1C8-Z6V Find A Grave ID: 167749607Events
• Her obituary was published. Delorice Kathryn 'Kathy' Becraft
October 3, 1942 - August 3, 2016
Delorice Kathryn 'Kathy' Becraft,73, Means, KY. passed away Wednesday, August 3,2016 after an extended illness. Born October 3, 1942 in Teays, WV. daughter of the late Garland William Thomas and Ester Sowards Thomas.
She accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as her Savior, and was a retired factory worker. Besides her parents, her husband, Curt Becraft, a daughter, Van Lisa Becraft, step-son Stephen Becraft, and brother, George Thomas preceded her in death.
Surviving are two daughters, Nena & Jonathan Netcher,Scott Depot,WV., Carrie & Ravi Jani,Means,KY. Two grandchildren, Jessica Womack,& Keaton Lisa Jani. Three great-grandchildren, Zachary & Aden Netcher,and Jaylynn Womack. Four Step-daughters, Sue & Leonard Wilson, Jeffersonville,KY. Linda Haddix,Means,KY. Barbara & Raymond Frederick, Cynthiana,KY. Jane & Paul Mullins,Means,KY. One step-son, Anthony Becraft,Jeffersonville,KY. Fourteen step-grandchildren, Terry, Beth, Angie, Shelly, Robin, Shannon, Andrea, Kyle, Laura, Tonya, Josh, Travis, Billie and Myra. Nineteen step great-grandchildren. One step great-great grandchild. Daughter-in-law, Myra Becraft,Frenchburg, KY. Special friends, Polly Manning, Tanna Crouch, and Wilma Tolson. Three sisters, Kay & Charles Thomas, Teays,WV. Barbara Legg, and Nona Gaye Thomas of Sissonville,WV. Two brothers, Clifford & Edith Thomas, and Charles & Vickie Thomas, Teays,WV.
Funeral, Sunday,1:00pm, August 7,2016 at Menifee Home For Funerals with Bro.Fred Crouch officiating. Burial in Curt Becraft Family Cemetery, Means, KY. Visitation, 6:00pm, Saturday at Menifee Home For Funerals, Frenchburg,KY with Randy Halsey,Funeral Director.
Pallbearers: Jonathan Netcher, Carrie Jani, Cherokee Wiloughby, Shane Merkel, Clay Back, Kyle Wilson.
Children
1 F Nena Becraft [10077] (details suppressed for this person)
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:Spouse: Jonathan Netcher [10078] (living)
2 F Carrie Becraft [10079] (details suppressed for this person)
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:Spouse: Ravi Jani [12826] (living)
3 F Van Lisa Becraft [10064]
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Born: 23 May 1967 - Cabell, West Virginia, United States 4 Christened: Died: 14 Sep 2008 - Means, Menifee, Kentucky, United States 4 Buried: 17 Sep 2008 - Curt Becraft Family Cemetery, Means, Menifee Co, KY FamilySearch ID: PQJD-49H
Birth Notes: Husband - William Curtis Becraft
Certificate # 55-27038.
1 www.familytreelegends.com.
2 Findagrave.com.
3 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 25 Nov 2025), entry for Delorice Kathryn Thomas, person ID L1C8-Z6V.
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 8 Nov 2025), entry for Van Lisa Becraft, person ID PQJD-49H.
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