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Robert Donald "R. D." Beckcom

Male 1927 - 2014  (86 years)


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  • Name Robert Donald "R. D." Beckcom  [1, 2, 3
    Nickname R. D. 
    Birth 25 Dec 1927  Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Death 15 Jul 2014  Houston, Harris County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Burial Pine Hill Cemetery, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    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
    Person ID I43921  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 1 Jan 2021 

    Father William Paul Beckcom,   b. 7 Apr 1903, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Mar 1981, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Emma Evelyn Seals,   b. 27 Apr 1910, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Dec 1973, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Family ID F13059  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Nelda Colleen Herrington,   b. 21 Jul 1928, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Jan 2020 (Age 91 years) 
    Marriage Y  [3, 4
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
    Family ID F14301  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Jan 2021 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 25 Dec 1927 - Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 15 Jul 2014 - Houston, Harris County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Pine Hill Cemetery, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1299] 1940 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.), Texas, Sabine County, Prec. No. 1 Enumerated 25 Apr 1940 SD 42-2 ED 202-3 Sheets 16A 314 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S336] The Sabine County Reporter, P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas (Published Weekly), (Founded in 1883, The Sabine County Reporter (USPS 474-660) is published once a week on Wednesday. The Reporter is Published by Sabine County Reporter, Inc. Postmaster: Send change of address to P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas 75948-0700. The Sabine County Reporter and The Rambler merged March 1, 1988. Member National Newspaper Association and Texas Press Association.), August 6, 2014, page 12 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [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.), Memorial ID 49492040 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S336] The Sabine County Reporter, P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas (Published Weekly), (Founded in 1883, The Sabine County Reporter (USPS 474-660) is published once a week on Wednesday. The Reporter is Published by Sabine County Reporter, Inc. Postmaster: Send change of address to P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas 75948-0700. The Sabine County Reporter and The Rambler merged March 1, 1988. Member National Newspaper Association and Texas Press Association.), February 5, 2020, page 5 (Reliability: 3).