Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Leo Ainslee Wadsworth and Virginia Lotta Beecroft

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Husband Leo Ainslee Wadsworth [16213]

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           Born: 26 Oct 1892 - Sutter, Sutter, California, United States 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 10 Mar 1975 - Chico, Butte Co, CA
         Buried:  - Sutter Cemetery, Sutter, Sutter Co, CA
FamilySearch ID: K2F3-G84

       Marriage: 7 Jul 1917 - Sutter, Sutter, California, United States

Events

• His obituary was published in Mar 1975. WADSWORTH, LEO A.

Appeal Democrat , March 1975 - Leo A WADSWORTH - Funeral services are scheduled Friday for Leo A Wadsworth, 82, who died Monday in Chico. A native of Sutter, he was a member of a pioneer Sutter County family. He was principal of Sutter Union High School until 1937 when he became a director at Chaffey College in Ontario. He retired in 1958 and moved back to Sutter where he was active in ranch and community activities for a number of years. A former president of the California Junior College Association, he was one of the founders of the Northern California Athletic Association. He also was a member of the YMCA, a director of the Sutter Youth Organization, Boy Scouts, the Sutter Methodist Church, the Sutter Cross association and the Sutter County Historical Society. Survivors include his wife, Virginia of Chico; a daughter, Virginia Wiseman of Lafayette; two sons, Leo Jr. of Laguna Niguel and Ralph of Chico; a sister, Olive Lemenager of Sutter; nine grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral services are scheduled at 2 pm Friday at Ullrey Memorial Chapel with Rev. Carl E Walker of the United Methodist Church of Sutter officiating. Burial will be in Sutter Cemetery. Memorials to the Sutter Youth organization or the United Methodist Church of Sutter have been suggested by the family.

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Wife Virginia Lotta Beecroft [16212]

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           Born: 27 Mar 1893 - Sutter, Sutter, California, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 3 Jan 1982 - Chico, Butte Co, CA
         Buried: 13 Jan 1982 - Sutter Cemetery, Sutter, Sutter Co, CA
FamilySearch ID: M6F2-DDP

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         Father: Frank Augustus "Gus" Beecroft [16210] (1869-1937)
         Mother: Wilhelmina Laura Erke [16211] (1872-1950)

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Events

• Her obituary was published. Virginia Wadsworth
A funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Hall-Van Hook Funeral Chapel for Virginia Lotta Wadsworth, 88, of Chico, who died Saturday in a local hospital.
A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Sutter Cemetery. The Rev. Callaway will preside at that service.
Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. today at the Hall-Van Hook Funeral Chapel.
Contributions may be made to Trinity United Methodist Church, the American Cancer Society or to a favorite charity in care of the funeral home.

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Children

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Burial Notes: Husband - Leo Ainslee Wadsworth

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Section B

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Burial Notes: Wife - Virginia Lotta Beecroft

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B-77-2

Sources

1 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 25 Nov 2025), entry for Leo Ainslee Wadsworth, person ID K2F3-G84.