Robert Donald "R. D." Beckcom: Strong McLemore Ancestry

Generation: 1

Robert Donald "R. D." Beckcom was born on 25 Dec 1927 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas (son of William Paul Beckcom and Emma Evelyn Seals); died on 15 Jul 2014 in Houston, Harris County, Texas; was buried in Pine Hill Cemetery, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas.

Notes:

Robert Donald Beckcom, 86, of Hemphill, died Tuesday evening in the V.A. Hospital in Houston, Texas. R.D. was born in Hemphill, Texas, to Willie Paul and Emma Seales Beckcom. He owned and operated Beckcom's Barber Shop in the Golden Triangle before moving back to Hemphill. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Merchant Marines, a member of the First Baptist Church and Littleton Fowler Masonic Lodge No. 305.

R.D. is survived by his wife Colleen Beckcom of Hemphill, his sons; Joel Beckcom of Mauriceville, Greg Beckcom and his wife Sylvia of Hemphill, his daughters; Donna Schrieber and her husband Carrol of Hemphill, Susan King of Hemphill, his sister Virginia Davis of Hemphill, seven grandchildren and five great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his grandson Robert Beckcom and his sister Lucy Bennefield.

Visitation will be from 5:00PM until 8:00PM, Friday, July 18, 2014, in the Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr St., Hemphill, Texas. Funeral services will be at 10:00AM, Saturday, July 19, 2014, in the Starr Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in the Pinehill Cemetery near Hemphill.

www.starrfuneralhome.com
Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, August 6, 2014, page 12

Family/Spouse: Nelda Colleen Herrington. Nelda (daughter of William George Harvey "Mance" Herrington and Gladys Jewel Craddock) was born on 21 Jul 1928 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 30 Jan 2020; was buried in Pine Hill Cemetery, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

Generation: 2

William Paul Beckcom was born on 7 Apr 1903 in Texas; died on 22 Mar 1981 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.

Notes:

FindAGrave shows him as a son of Paul Peabody Beckcom and Ida L. Skillern, who also have memorials on that website.

(Research):

Census Listings:

1940 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Prec. No. 1
Enumerated 25 Apr 1940
SD 42-2 ED 202-3 Sheets 16A
314 R 8
Beckcom, Willie P (X) head m W 37 M no 7 Tx Same House Farmer
Beckcom, Emma Wf F W 30 M No 7 Tx Same House (Father born LA, Mother Tx, Housewife)
Beckcom, Robert Son M W 12 S Yes 6 Tx Same house
Beckcom, Virginia Dtr F W 7 S Yes 1 Tx Same House
Beckcom, Lucy Dtr F W 3 S No Tx
315-0-300
Beckcom, Robert K Head m W 73 S No 4 Tx Same Hosue Farmer

William + Emma Evelyn Seals. Emma was born on 27 Apr 1910 in Texas; died on 4 Dec 1973 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Emma Evelyn Seals was born on 27 Apr 1910 in Texas; died on 4 Dec 1973 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.

Notes:

Tombstone inscription "Her life was like a rose"

Children:

1. Robert Donald "R. D." Beckcom was born on 25 Dec 1927 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 15 Jul 2014 in Houston, Harris County, Texas; was buried in Pine Hill Cemetery, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas.
Virginia Faye Beckcom was born on 4 Nov 1932 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 4 Jul 2021 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried on 7 Jul 2021 in Spring Hill Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
Lucy Jo Beckcom was born on 9 May 1936 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 28 Feb 2001; was buried in Oak Bluff Memorial Park, Port Neches, Jefferson County, Texas.