Melvin Monroe White
(1896-1970)
Edith Kermit Miller
(1904-1990)
Emma Elizabeth White
(1934-2016)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Glenn Edward Beecher Sr.

Emma Elizabeth White 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

  • Born: 30 Jun 1934, Huntingdon, Huntingdon, PA 5 6 10
  • Marriage (1): Glenn Edward Beecher Sr. on 26 Nov 1953 1
  • Died: 30 Jul 2016, Chambersburg, Franklin, PA at age 82 5 6
  • Buried: 3 Aug 2016, Scotland: Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Franklin, PA 5 6

   FamilySearch ID: LF2L-GRW.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Residence: R.D. 2, Fayetteville, PA on 24 Mar 1959 in Fayetteville, Franklin, PA. 3

2. Residence: on 24 Mar 1990 in Fayetteville, Cumberland, NC. 11

3. Residence: in 1993 in Fayetteville, Franklin, PA. 10 7228 Lincoln Way E, Fayetteville, PA, 17222-9539.

4. Residence: on 30 Apr 2016 in Fayetteville, Cumberland, NC. 4

5. Obituary: Thomas L. Geisel Funeral Home: obituary of Emma Elizabeth Beecher on 31 Jul 2016 in Chambersburg, Franklin, PA. 6 Emma Elizabeth Beecher, 82, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away Saturday, July 30, 2016 at Chambersburg Hospital. Born June 30, 1934 in Huntingdon, PA, she was a daughter of the late Melvin and Edith Miller White. A homemaker most of her life, she loved spending time with and caring for her family. She served as Secretary and Treasurer of Beecher's Auto Salvage for 50 years. Mrs. Beecher was an avid Bingo player and enjoyed playing every Friday. Her husband of 62 years, Glenn E. Beecher, Sr., whom she married November 26, 1953, preceded her in death on May 27, 2016.

Surviving are three children, Bonnie Shaffer of Greencastle, Glenn E. Beecher, Jr. of Fayetteville, and Laurie Fiddesop of St. Thomas; nine grandchildren, sixteen great-grandchildren; and a brother, Eugene White of Huntingdon, PA. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by two sons, William and Randy; four brothers; and two sisters.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday, August 3, 2016 in the Chapel of Thomas L. Geisel Funeral Home and Cremation Center, 333 Falling Spring Rd., Chambersburg, PA. Rev. Terry Hoke will officiate. The family will receive friends from Noon until 2:00 PM Wednesday at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in her memory may be made to the Fayetteville Fire Company, 101 West Main Street, Fayetteville, PA 17222 or the Food Pantry at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 44 East Main Street, Fayetteville, PA 17222.


Emma married Glenn Edward Beecher Sr., son of Paul Edward Beecher Sr. and Pearl Margaret Jones, on 26 Nov 1953.1 (Glenn Edward Beecher Sr. was born on 17 Mar 1931 in Jacksonville, Cumberland, PA,1 12 13 14 died on 27 May 2016 in Fayetteville, Cumberland, NC 1 14 and was buried on 1 Jun 2016 in Scotland: Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Franklin, PA 1 14.)

Sources

1 Thomas L. Geisel Funeral Home (Chambersburg, PA), http://obittree.com/obituary/us/pennsylvania/chambersburg/thomas-l-geisel-funeral-home--cremation-center/glenn-beecher/2518452/ Obituary of Glenn E Beecher.

2 The Herald-Mail (Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland. http://www.herald-mail.com/), 9 Apr 2008, Obituary of Randy E. Beecher.

3 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1970 (Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates. Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Death Certificate 24097. William Glenn Beecher. Father Glenn E. Beecher. Mother Emma White.

4 The Sentinel (Carlisle, PA) (www.cumberlink.com), http://cumberlink.com/lifestyles/announcements/obituaries/nancy-g-beecher-jackson/article_8faa479c-378b-5265-8b3b-38917f2d9328.html Obituary of Nancy Beecher Jackson.

5 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=167623994.

6 Thomas L. Geisel Funeral Home (Chambersburg, PA), http://obittree.com/obituary/us/pennsylvania/chambersburg/thomas-l-geisel-funeral-home--cremation-center/emma-beecher/2663272/ Obituary of Emma Elizabeth Beecher.

7 Hoffman Funeral Home (Carlisle, PA) (http://www.hoffmanfh.com), Obituary of Winnifred V. B. Beam.

8 Public Opinon (Chambersburg, PA) (Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania.), 9 Apr 2008, page 4. Obituary of Randy E. Beecher Sr.

9 Public Opinon (Chambersburg, PA) (Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania.), 29 May 1991, page 5. Birth of Allen Joseph Fiddesop.

10 Ancestry.com, U.S. Public Records Index (Original data: Voter Registration Lists, Public Record Filings, Historical Residential Records, and Other Household Database Listings.), Volume 1.

11 Public Opinon (Chambersburg, PA) (Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania.), 26 Mar 1990, page 4. Obituary of Edith K. White.

12 1940 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KQFH-SDQ John Beecher, Penn Township, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 21-46, sheet 5B, family 85, NARA digital publication T627, roll 3479.

13 FamilySearch.org, United States Public Records Index, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KRCG-H68 Glen Beecher, 29 Mar 2005-15 Nov 2007.

14 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=163407298.


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