Susana was Pierre Becker's second wife. The Becker family was the first Catholic family to settle in Brookhaven. Susana lived until 1898, still speaking German, and diligently urging her active young grandchldren to say their prayers. One of them recalled that they would try to sneak by her open door, because if she spied any of the children, she would summon them to kneel down immediately and recite the rosary.
(Source: The 1994 Reunion of the Becker Family, donated to this memorial by Bettie Hatcher Cox.)
Times-Picayune, New Orleans, May 11, 1898, Page 2
"Mrs. Susan Becker,
(Special to the Picayune)
Brookhaven, Miss., May 10 - Mrs. Susan Becker, mother of F. F. Becker, cashier of the Commercial Bank of this city, died at the home of her son, at 4 o'clock this morning, at the ripe age of 82 years. She had been feeble and failing for some months. Mrs. Becker was one of the oldest settlers of Brookhaven, coming here in 1857, when the place had scarcely risen to the dignity of a hamlet, and has ever since been identified with its interests. The whole town mourns the loss of this good woman, and her funeral this afternoon at 5 o'clock, from the family residence, was largely attended. Rev. A. Althoff, pastor of St. Francis Catholic Church, conducted the services."
Source: Obituary provided for this memorial by Find A Grave Member #47171280
(Source: The 1994 Reunion of the Becker Family, donated to this memorial by Bettie Hatcher Cox.)
Times-Picayune, New Orleans, May 11, 1898, Page 2
"Mrs. Susan Becker,
(Special to the Picayune)
Brookhaven, Miss., May 10 - Mrs. Susan Becker, mother of F. F. Becker, cashier of the Commercial Bank of this city, died at the home of her son, at 4 o'clock this morning, at the ripe age of 82 years. She had been feeble and failing for some months. Mrs. Becker was one of the oldest settlers of Brookhaven, coming here in 1857, when the place had scarcely risen to the dignity of a hamlet, and has ever since been identified with its interests. The whole town mourns the loss of this good woman, and her funeral this afternoon at 5 o'clock, from the family residence, was largely attended. Rev. A. Althoff, pastor of St. Francis Catholic Church, conducted the services."
Source: Obituary provided for this memorial by Find A Grave Member #47171280
Susana was Pierre Becker's second wife. The Becker family was the first Catholic family to settle in Brookhaven. Susana lived until 1898, still speaking German, and diligently urging her active young grandchldren to say their prayers. One of them recalled that they would try to sneak by her open door, because if she spied any of the children, she would summon them to kneel down immediately and recite the rosary.
(Source: The 1994 Reunion of the Becker Family, donated to this memorial by Bettie Hatcher Cox.)
Times-Picayune, New Orleans, May 11, 1898, Page 2
"Mrs. Susan Becker,
(Special to the Picayune)
Brookhaven, Miss., May 10 - Mrs. Susan Becker, mother of F. F. Becker, cashier of the Commercial Bank of this city, died at the home of her son, at 4 o'clock this morning, at the ripe age of 82 years. She had been feeble and failing for some months. Mrs. Becker was one of the oldest settlers of Brookhaven, coming here in 1857, when the place had scarcely risen to the dignity of a hamlet, and has ever since been identified with its interests. The whole town mourns the loss of this good woman, and her funeral this afternoon at 5 o'clock, from the family residence, was largely attended. Rev. A. Althoff, pastor of St. Francis Catholic Church, conducted the services."
Source: Obituary provided for this memorial by Find A Grave Member #47171280
(Source: The 1994 Reunion of the Becker Family, donated to this memorial by Bettie Hatcher Cox.)
Times-Picayune, New Orleans, May 11, 1898, Page 2
"Mrs. Susan Becker,
(Special to the Picayune)
Brookhaven, Miss., May 10 - Mrs. Susan Becker, mother of F. F. Becker, cashier of the Commercial Bank of this city, died at the home of her son, at 4 o'clock this morning, at the ripe age of 82 years. She had been feeble and failing for some months. Mrs. Becker was one of the oldest settlers of Brookhaven, coming here in 1857, when the place had scarcely risen to the dignity of a hamlet, and has ever since been identified with its interests. The whole town mourns the loss of this good woman, and her funeral this afternoon at 5 o'clock, from the family residence, was largely attended. Rev. A. Althoff, pastor of St. Francis Catholic Church, conducted the services."
Source: Obituary provided for this memorial by Find A Grave Member #47171280
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