Raymond W. Beckman

BECKMAN, BECK, SCHMIDT, FATZINGER, HUFFORD, WARNER

Posted By: Stacy Bliesener (email)
Date: 11/16/2014 at 22:18:20

Raymond W. Beckman, 100, of Pryor, Oklahoma, died at 11 p.m. January 2, 2004, at Colonial Terrace Nursing Home in Pryor.

Born April 7, 1903, in Prairie Grove, he was the son of George and Christine Beck Beckman. On February 15, 1928, he married Dorothy Mae Schmidt in Burlington. She died November 1, 1995.

Mr. Beckman worked as the chief of Fish and Game Division for the Iowa Conservation Commission before retiring in 1958.

He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church and the Grove Senior Center.

Survivors include three daughers, Mary Fatzinger of Las Vegas,Nevada, Betty Hufford of Sunrise Beach, Mo., and Karon Warner of Pryor; one son, Ronald Beckman of Statesboro, Ga.; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Besides his wife, he was preceded in death by three brothers.

The family will receive friends in Prugh's Chapel on Wednesday from 5 to 7 p.m.

The funeral for Mr. Beckmen will be at 1 p.m. Thursday in Prugh's Chapel with the Rev. Betsy Lee officiating. Burial will be in Burlington Memorial Park Cemetery.

A memorial has been established for the Grove Senior Center, 145 E. O'Daniel Parkway, Grove, Oklahoma, 74344.

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