Myrtle Katherine Beckham, 97, of Van Buren died Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2000, in her home. She was a former employee of the original Haven of Rest Nursing Home in Van Buren and a homemaker. She was a member of Antioch Baptist Church and the widow of Lester Lee Beckham.
Graveside service was 10 a.m. Saturday at Hight Cemetery in Franklin County under the direction of Ocker Funeral Home of Van Buren.
She is survived by three daughters, Joyce Fortner of Fort Smith, Irene Gordon of Van Buren and Louise Harvell of Metcalfe, Ga.; two sons, Lester of Van Buren and Dayle of Fort Smith; one sister, Emma Blasingame of Mulberry; one brother, Joe Belt of Van Buren; 12 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were her grandsons, Rick, Rod, Darren and Cliff Beckham and David, Jack and Nicholas Fortner.
Graveside service was 10 a.m. Saturday at Hight Cemetery in Franklin County under the direction of Ocker Funeral Home of Van Buren.
She is survived by three daughters, Joyce Fortner of Fort Smith, Irene Gordon of Van Buren and Louise Harvell of Metcalfe, Ga.; two sons, Lester of Van Buren and Dayle of Fort Smith; one sister, Emma Blasingame of Mulberry; one brother, Joe Belt of Van Buren; 12 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were her grandsons, Rick, Rod, Darren and Cliff Beckham and David, Jack and Nicholas Fortner.
Myrtle Katherine Beckham, 97, of Van Buren died Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2000, in her home. She was a former employee of the original Haven of Rest Nursing Home in Van Buren and a homemaker. She was a member of Antioch Baptist Church and the widow of Lester Lee Beckham.
Graveside service was 10 a.m. Saturday at Hight Cemetery in Franklin County under the direction of Ocker Funeral Home of Van Buren.
She is survived by three daughters, Joyce Fortner of Fort Smith, Irene Gordon of Van Buren and Louise Harvell of Metcalfe, Ga.; two sons, Lester of Van Buren and Dayle of Fort Smith; one sister, Emma Blasingame of Mulberry; one brother, Joe Belt of Van Buren; 12 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were her grandsons, Rick, Rod, Darren and Cliff Beckham and David, Jack and Nicholas Fortner.
Graveside service was 10 a.m. Saturday at Hight Cemetery in Franklin County under the direction of Ocker Funeral Home of Van Buren.
She is survived by three daughters, Joyce Fortner of Fort Smith, Irene Gordon of Van Buren and Louise Harvell of Metcalfe, Ga.; two sons, Lester of Van Buren and Dayle of Fort Smith; one sister, Emma Blasingame of Mulberry; one brother, Joe Belt of Van Buren; 12 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were her grandsons, Rick, Rod, Darren and Cliff Beckham and David, Jack and Nicholas Fortner.
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