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Georgie Wells <I>Derrick</I> Beckham

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Georgie Wells Derrick Beckham

Birth
Lancaster, Lancaster County, South Carolina, USA
Death
1 Jul 2006 (aged 95)
Burial
Lancaster, Lancaster County, South Carolina, USA Add to Map
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Dau of George Jacob Derrick and Lelia Wells Stuck. She was married on 15 Aug 1935 in Lancaster, Lancaster Co, SC to Halcot Junius Beckham Jr.

The following obituary was taken from: "The Lancaster News" - Lancaster, Lancaster Co, SC - 5 Jul 2006:

Georgie Derrick Beckham, 95

Georgie Derrick Beckham, 95, died Saturday, July 1, 2006.

She was the daughter of the late George Jacob and Leila Stuck Derrick. She was married to the late Halcott J. Beckham Jr. She attended Winthrop University and the University of South Carolina and was a retired high school English teacher. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church, where she was active in the church library. She was a member of the Lancaster Study Club, Springs Auxiliary, the Lancaster County Retired Education Association and a volunteer with the Brookdale Club for Alzheimer's patients.

Survivors include a daughter, Jan Beckham Duke and her husband, William, of Lancaster; three grandsons, John Duke of Lancaster, and William and Dr. Wes Duke, both of Atlanta; a granddaughter, Ann Scott of Lancaster; two great-grandsons, Dallas Duke and James Duke; one step-grandson, Wilson Scott; and six great-granddaughters, Paige, Meg, Katie, Emily, Anna and Gracie.

She was preceded in death by a daughter, Helen K. Beckham.

Services were Monday at Westside Cemetery, conducted by the Rev. Bert Welch, with burial at Westside Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to Flo Hutton Mission Guild, First Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 990, Lancaster SC 29721; Gideons International, P.O. Box 1302, Lancaster, SC 29721; or Samaritan's Purse, P.O. 3000, Boone, NC 28607.

Notes to the family may be e-mailed to [email protected].

Mahaffey Funeral Home was in charge.
Dau of George Jacob Derrick and Lelia Wells Stuck. She was married on 15 Aug 1935 in Lancaster, Lancaster Co, SC to Halcot Junius Beckham Jr.

The following obituary was taken from: "The Lancaster News" - Lancaster, Lancaster Co, SC - 5 Jul 2006:

Georgie Derrick Beckham, 95

Georgie Derrick Beckham, 95, died Saturday, July 1, 2006.

She was the daughter of the late George Jacob and Leila Stuck Derrick. She was married to the late Halcott J. Beckham Jr. She attended Winthrop University and the University of South Carolina and was a retired high school English teacher. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church, where she was active in the church library. She was a member of the Lancaster Study Club, Springs Auxiliary, the Lancaster County Retired Education Association and a volunteer with the Brookdale Club for Alzheimer's patients.

Survivors include a daughter, Jan Beckham Duke and her husband, William, of Lancaster; three grandsons, John Duke of Lancaster, and William and Dr. Wes Duke, both of Atlanta; a granddaughter, Ann Scott of Lancaster; two great-grandsons, Dallas Duke and James Duke; one step-grandson, Wilson Scott; and six great-granddaughters, Paige, Meg, Katie, Emily, Anna and Gracie.

She was preceded in death by a daughter, Helen K. Beckham.

Services were Monday at Westside Cemetery, conducted by the Rev. Bert Welch, with burial at Westside Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to Flo Hutton Mission Guild, First Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 990, Lancaster SC 29721; Gideons International, P.O. Box 1302, Lancaster, SC 29721; or Samaritan's Purse, P.O. 3000, Boone, NC 28607.

Notes to the family may be e-mailed to [email protected].

Mahaffey Funeral Home was in charge.


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