Husband Jack Turley Beecroft [3574]
Born: 18 Oct 1930 - Colonia García, Chihuahua, Mexico
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Died: 3 Jul 2015 - Linden, Navajo, Arizona, United States 1
Buried: 12 Jul 2015 - Show Low Cemetery, Show Low, Navajo, Arizona, United States 1 2
FamilySearch ID: LJ6Q-CCR
Find A Grave ID: 148693851
Father: Albert Farnsworth Beecroft [2149] (1905-1977)
Mother: Pauline Hatch Turley [2201] (1908-1958)
Marriage: 5 Feb 1954 - Mesa Arizona Temple, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States
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• His obituary was published. Owens Livingston Mortuary,
Show Low, Arizona
Jack Turley Beecroft
October 18, 1930 - July 3, 2015
Jack Turley Beecroft passed away Friday afternoon, July 3, 2015, at his home in Linden, Navajo County, Arizona following a lengthy illness. He was 84 years old. He had lived in Linden for 26 years after retiring from his electrical business in El Paso, Texas. He was born in Colonia Garcia, Chihuahua, Mexico to Albert Farnsworth and Pauline Turley Beecroft on October 18, 1930.
He lived in Mexico until he finished high school in May of 1948 when he graduated from the Juarez Stake Academy in Colonia Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico. That summer he received an invitation to play baseball for a team in El Paso, Texas. He worked for an electrical contractor as well, and obtained his electrician's license just before leaving to serve a 2-1/2 year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, of which, he was a lifelong member.
Jack married Dorothy Marilyn Cannon in the Mesa, Arizona Temple of the Church on February 5, 1954. The next month (March 1954) "Uncle Sam" asked him to serve in the United States Army for 2 years during the Korean Conflict. He did his basic training in El Paso, Texas. He was then put into a classified school in El Paso and was chosen as to be an instructor in the same school. He remained in El Paso until his honorable military discharge. After his discharge, he worked as an electrician again and gained hi electrical contractor's license.
In 1960, Jack formed his own company, Beek Electric, which he ran until June, 1984 when he was called to be the mission president for the Mexico, Veracruz Mission, and served there with his wife until June of 1987. Jack loved the Mexican people and could speak their language like the natives. Many times the people asked this "gringo" where he learned to speak Spanish. He would proudly announce, "I am a Mexican, too!" He had dual citizenship!
During his time as an electrical contractor El Paso, he also bought a 33,000 acre cattle ranch in Mexico. It took him 4 hours by truck to drive to El Rancho San Francisco, all on dirt roads, se he finally got his pilot's license which cut his travel time to the ranch to 40 minutes.
In 1989, Jack retired from Beek Electric and moved to Linden, Arizona. They came to love the White Mountain people. Jack and Marilyn served three more missions in Mexico for their church...one in the temple presidency in Mexico City, another as the area welfare agent for the Mexico South Area, and the last in the temple presidency in Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico, just north of Guatemala. Jack also served as cannery manager of the Snowflake Cannery and as a sealer in the Snowflake Temple for 7 years.
Jack loved the out-of-doors...hunting and fishing and sea fishing. He loved everything about ranching...riding horses, rounding up cattle, etc. He loved his family and was very proud of his children. He loved to teas big kids and little kids alike.
Jack is survived by his wife, Marilyn and their 5 children: Randy (Renee) Beecroft, Becky (Steve) Harrington, Tina (Preston) Root, Troy (Patricia) Beecroft and Lurline Ober. He loved his 16 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. His siblings are: June (Ralph) Martineau, Bette (Tone) Whetten, Lynette (Doc) Owen, Glen (Delna) Beecroft, and Bill (Jo) Beecroft. He had many nieces and nephews.
He as preceded in death by his parents, Albert and Pauline Beecroft and his 3 sisters.
The visitation for Jack will be from 6:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M., Friday, July 10, 2015, at Owens Livingston Mortuary - White Mountain Chapel, 320 N. 9th Street in Show Low, Arizona. The funeral service will begin 10:00 A.M., Saturday, July 11, 2015, at the Linden Chapel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 971 Timberland Road in Linden, Arizona, where additional visitation will begin 1 hour prior.
The concluding service with military honors immediately follow at the Show Low Cemetery.
Wife Dorothy Marilyn Cannon [3575]
Born: 5 Sep 1930 - Tucson, Pima, Arizona, United States
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Died: 17 May 2018 - Linden, Navajo, Arizona, United States
Buried: - Show Low Cemetery, Show Low, Navajo, Arizona, United States 2
FamilySearch ID: LN4T-V3N
Find A Grave ID: 189922626
Events
• Her obituary was published. D. Marilyn Cannon Beecroft, age 87, passed away in her home in Linden, AZ on May 17, 2018. She was born to Edward Otho Cannon and Lura Gladys Stephens on September 5, 1930, in Tucson, AZ in the "Stork's Nest", a maternity hospital in Tucson at the time. She was always proud to tell people she was born in the "Stork's Nest." When Marilyn was 15 her mother married Samuel L. Boudreaux, whom she was later sealed to.
Marilyn fell in love with a young red-headed man named Jack Turley Beecroft and they married on February 5, 1954 in the Mesa Arizona Temple. They had five children that they raised in El Paso, Texas. They lived there for about 39 years.
Marilyn was an elementary school teacher by profession. She was active in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, often serving in leadership positions. She and Jack would serve 4 missions in Mexico. They loved the Mexican people. They also served 9 years in the Snowflake temple.
They moved to Show Low, AZ in 1989 to be closer to Jack's brothers and sisters. They quickly made many new friends and settled in.
Marilyn loved to sew, cook, read, garden, journal, dance with Jack, and sing. She loved serving the Lord and touched the lives of many in a positive way.
Marilyn was preceded in death by her husband, Jack T. Beecroft; parents, Samuel L Boudreaux & Lura Gladys Stephens; brothers, Eddie Otho Cannon and Boyd Edison Cannon, and a half-sister, Theda Trusty.
She is survived by her five children, Randy Jay Beecroft (Renee) of Show Low, Becky Harrington (Steven) of Show Low, Tina Root (Preston) of Show Low, Troy Cannon Beecroft (Patricia) of Tucson, and Lurline Ober of Heber. She has 16 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren that she loved very much.
There will be a viewing on Friday, May 25, 2018, from 6-8:00 pm at Owens-Livingston Mortuary, 320 N. 9th St., Show Low, AZ. A Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, May 26, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 971 Timberland Rd., Linden, AZ. There will be a viewing from 9:00-9:45 and the funeral will begin at 10:00 a.m.
Interment will follow at the Show Low Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, please consider donations to Hospice Campassus in Show Low.
Obituary published at: http://www.owenslivingstonmortuary.com/obituary/marilyn-beecroft.
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1 M Randy Beecroft [13309] (details suppressed for this person)
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Spouse: Eddie Renee Cottrelle [13318] (1957-2023)
2 F Becky Beecroft [13310] (details suppressed for this person)
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Spouse: Steve Harrington [13317] (living)
3 F Tina Beecroft [13311] (details suppressed for this person)
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Spouse: Preston Root [13316] (living)
4 M Troy Beecroft [13312] (details suppressed for this person)
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Spouse: Patricia [13315] (living)
5 F Lurline Beecroft [13313] (details suppressed for this person)
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Spouse: Ober [13314] (living)
Burial Notes: Husband - Jack Turley Beecroft
Plot Sec 44, Row 10, Plot 18