Valton Gayle Beckham

1954 - 2016  (61 years)

• Name	Valton Gayle Beckham  [1]
  Birth	15 Dec 1954	Pineland, Sabine County, Texas   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	3 Nov 2016	Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas   [1]
  Burial	Cooper-Harris Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas   [1]
  Notes	Obituary below was copied from this FindAGrave memorial page, created by Kay Parker McCary: Valton Gayle Beckham, 61, of Beaumont passed away, Thursday, in the St. Elizabeth Hospital, Beaumont, Texas. Valton was born in Pineland, Texas, to James Valton and Juanell Tompkins Beckham. He owned and operated Beckham's Hardware store in Hemphill for many years before moving to Beaumont. One of Valton's hobbies was playing the drums, which he started playing in H.I.S.D with the "Little Green Band" and enjoyed playing the rest of his life. He was a member of the Wesley United Methodist Church in Beaumont. Valton is survived by his wife Sherry Beckham of Beaumont, his sons: Bradley Beckham and wife Amy of Nacogdoches, Rodger Maples, Jr. and wife Carrie of Alvarado, Floyd Maples of Bryan, his daughter Rita Marie Spears of Livingston, his grandchildren; Blake Beckham, Josie Beckham, Matthew Maples, Rebecca Maples, Rhonda Alexander, Jack Campbell, and Taylor Campbell, three great grandchildren and numerous aunts and uncles. Valton was preceded in death by his parents James Valton Beckham and Juanell Tompkins Beckham. Visitation will be from 4:00pm until 6:00pm, Sunday, November 6, 2016, in the Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr St., Hemphill, Texas. Funeral services will be at 11:00am, Monday, November 7, 2016, in the Starr Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in the Cooper Harris Cemetery, Geneva, Texas. There will also be a memorial service Wednesday, November 9, 2016, at 11:00am in the Wesley United Methodist Church in Beaumont, Texas.
  Person ID	I46844	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	19 Nov 2016

  
  

  Father	James Valton Beckham,   b. 18 Aug 1919, Sabine County, Texas d. 9 Feb 1988 (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Bennie Jaunell Tompkins,   b. 20 May 1931, Sabine County, Texas d. 23 Oct 2016, Sabine County, Texas (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F13987	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 15 Dec 1954 - Pineland, Sabine County, Texas Death - 3 Nov 2016 - Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas Burial - - Cooper-Harris Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 172215184 (Reliability: 3).