Beckwith, Mary

Passed:

Age: 85

Source:

Death Notice:

Obituary Date: 1971-06-04

Information: Mrs. Mary Eva Beckwith, 85, of Cottageville died Tuesday night of apparent heart failure at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Doris Cromley of Pt. Pleasant. She was a member of the Antioch United Methodist Church. Born in Mason County on April 13, 1886, she was a daughter of the late Peter P. Sayre and Sarah Fugett Sayre. She married Glen Beckwith in 1908, who preceded her in death. Services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Casto Funeral Home Chapel, Evans. The Rev. Gerald Sayre will officiate with burial to be in the Blaine Memorial Cemetery, Cottageville. Surviving are other daughters, Mrs. Blanche Bays, Hayward, Calif., Mrs. Ethel Mease, Tracy, Calif., and Mrs. Glendean Shives, East Prospect, Pa.; one son, Lewis (Buddy) Beckwith, Hayward, Calif.; one sister, Mrs. Louise Jones, Pt. Pleasant; and one brother, Roy Sayre, Cottageville. Friends may call after 4 p.m. today at the funeral home.