The following obituary came from the Register-News, Mt Vernon, Jefferson Co, IL on 5 Sep 1991 - Thursday - Pg 2A:
Irene Beckham, Bonnie
Irene Beckham, 61, Bonnie, died 10:35 p.m., Sept. 3, 1991, at her home.
Mrs. Beckham was a seamstress and garment factory worker.
She was born Jan. 19, 1930, in Jefferson County, a daughter of Orval and Annabel (Braden) Fairchild. June 1, 1950, in Mt. Vernon, she married Keith Beckham, who survives.
Sevices will be 10 a.m. Friday at Fry & Brick Funeral Home at Fry & Frick Funeral Home in
Waltonville with the Rev. Dan Martin officiating. Burial will follow in Abner Cemetery at Nason.
Friends may call 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
In addition to her husband, Mrs. Beckham is survived by one son, Brad Beckham of Mt. Vernon; one daughter, Mrs. Michael (Peggy) Kuhner of Mt. Vernon; four brothers, Alden, Tom, Bob and Ron Fairchild, all of Waltonville; six sisters, Mrs. Anna Marie Hicks, Mrs. Meda Beckham and Mrs. Shirley Gilbert, all of Waltonville, Mrs. Barb Dixon of Mt. Vernon, Mrs. Nina Ratajczyk of Scheller and Mrs. Cheryl Wilderman of Bonnie, who reared in Irene's home; and five grandchildren.
Mrs. Beckham was a member of Waltonville Free Will Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother.
Memorials may be made to Good Samaritan Hospice and will be accepted at the funeral home.
The following obituary came from the Register-News, Mt Vernon, Jefferson Co, IL on 5 Sep 1991 - Thursday - Pg 2A:
Irene Beckham, Bonnie
Irene Beckham, 61, Bonnie, died 10:35 p.m., Sept. 3, 1991, at her home.
Mrs. Beckham was a seamstress and garment factory worker.
She was born Jan. 19, 1930, in Jefferson County, a daughter of Orval and Annabel (Braden) Fairchild. June 1, 1950, in Mt. Vernon, she married Keith Beckham, who survives.
Sevices will be 10 a.m. Friday at Fry & Brick Funeral Home at Fry & Frick Funeral Home in
Waltonville with the Rev. Dan Martin officiating. Burial will follow in Abner Cemetery at Nason.
Friends may call 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
In addition to her husband, Mrs. Beckham is survived by one son, Brad Beckham of Mt. Vernon; one daughter, Mrs. Michael (Peggy) Kuhner of Mt. Vernon; four brothers, Alden, Tom, Bob and Ron Fairchild, all of Waltonville; six sisters, Mrs. Anna Marie Hicks, Mrs. Meda Beckham and Mrs. Shirley Gilbert, all of Waltonville, Mrs. Barb Dixon of Mt. Vernon, Mrs. Nina Ratajczyk of Scheller and Mrs. Cheryl Wilderman of Bonnie, who reared in Irene's home; and five grandchildren.
Mrs. Beckham was a member of Waltonville Free Will Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother.
Memorials may be made to Good Samaritan Hospice and will be accepted at the funeral home.
Family Members
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Spec Alden Ray Fairchild
1927–2004
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Anna Marie Fairchild Hicks
1928–1999
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Barbara Elizabeth Fairchild Dixon
1932–1994
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Meda Fairchild Beckham
1934–2017
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Lowell Thomas "Tom" Fairchild
1936–2008
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Orval Jackson Fairchild
1939–1942
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Robert Gene "Bob" Fairchild
1943–2001
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Ronald Lee Fairchild
1947–2016
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Sheryl Fairchild Wilderman
1950–2019
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