Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameMary Ruth BECKOM 
3, Mr. William Ross Beckom,143, Mrs. Irene Beckom Andrews obituary,3, Ernest Curtis Beckom,269,3, Mary Ruth Beckom Durham,3, Benjamin Cecil Beckom,256, Frances Beckom Kellam,3, Alton Thomas Durham,404, Mary Ruth Beckom-Female-14 July 1927 – 1 May 2016-•-L14W-83D
3, Mr. William Ross Beckom,143, Mrs. Irene Beckom Andrews obituary,3, Ernest Curtis Beckom,269,3, Mary Ruth Beckom Durham,3, Benjamin Cecil Beckom,256, Frances Beckom Kellam,3, Alton Thomas Durham,404, Mary Ruth Beckom-Female-14 July 1927 – 1 May 2016-•-L14W-83DBirthJul 14, 1927, Alamance County, North Carolina269,3, Mary Ruth Beckom Durham
DeathMay 1, 2016, South Carolina470, Mary Ruth Beckom Durham,3, Mary Ruth Beckom Durham
BurialWoodlawn Memorial Park, 1901 Wade Hampton Blvd, Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina470, Mary Ruth Beckom Durham
FatherErnest Tingen BECKOM (1898-1965)
MotherBertha Neomia ROSS (1900-1981)
Spouses
1Alton Thomas DURHAM 3, Mr. William Ross Beckom,143, Mrs. Irene Beckom Andrews obituary,3, Ernest Curtis Beckom,269,3, Mary Ruth Beckom Durham,3, Benjamin Cecil Beckom,470, Alton Thomas Durham
3, Mr. William Ross Beckom,143, Mrs. Irene Beckom Andrews obituary,3, Ernest Curtis Beckom,269,3, Mary Ruth Beckom Durham,3, Benjamin Cecil Beckom,470, Alton Thomas DurhamBirthSep 28, 1924, Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina269,3, Alton Thomas Durham
DeathJul 21, 2023, Greenville, South Carolina3, Alton Thomas Durham
BurialWoodlawn Memorial Park, 1901 Wade Hampton Blvd, Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina470, Alton Thomas Durham
Father“Charlie” Charles John DURHAM Sr. (1877-1957)
MotherMary Emily RICH (1879-1973)
MarriageNov 10, 1947, Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina269,404, Mary Ruth Beckom-Female-14 July 1927 – 1 May 2016-•-L14W-83D
Obituary Online notes for Mary Ruth BECKOM
5/3/2016
Mary Ruth Beckom Durham
GREENVILLE, SC — Mary Ruth Beckom Durham, 88, passed away Sunday, May 1, 2016.
She was born in Alamance County, NC on July 14, 1927 to the late Ernest Tingen and Betha Naomi Ross Beckom.
She graduated from Altamahaw-Ossippee High School in May of 1945 as May Queen. Mary Ruth was the first and only of her siblings to attend college and enroll in a business course at Elon College and received her Associates Degree in June of 1946.
After graduation, she became office manager at Duke Power Company in Graham, NC. After moving to Greenville, SC in 1962, she began a 30 year career in sales at Ivey’s and Dillard’s.
She loved her job, won many sales awards and had a special knack for finding just the right dress for her customers’ tastes. Upon retirement, she enjoyed gardening, travelling, playing bridge and church activities at Aldergate United Methodist Church. Her whole life was centered around her devotion to her two sons and husband.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Ross and Curtis Beckom; and one sister, Irene Beckom Andrews.
Mary Ruth is survived by her loving husband of 68 years, Alton Thomas Durham; two sons, Larry Neil Durham (Judy) and Daniel Charles Durham (Pamela), all of Greenville, SC; two siblings, Frances Kellam and Ben Beckom, both of Burlington, NC; and many nieces and nephews.
A memorial service at Aldersgate United Methodist Church will be announced at a later date.
A private burial will take place in Woodlawn Memorial Park.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Mary Ruth’s memory.
Online guest registry available at www.mackeymortuary.com 3, Mary Ruth Beckom Durham
Mary Ruth Beckom Durham
GREENVILLE, SC — Mary Ruth Beckom Durham, 88, passed away Sunday, May 1, 2016.
She was born in Alamance County, NC on July 14, 1927 to the late Ernest Tingen and Betha Naomi Ross Beckom.
She graduated from Altamahaw-Ossippee High School in May of 1945 as May Queen. Mary Ruth was the first and only of her siblings to attend college and enroll in a business course at Elon College and received her Associates Degree in June of 1946.
After graduation, she became office manager at Duke Power Company in Graham, NC. After moving to Greenville, SC in 1962, she began a 30 year career in sales at Ivey’s and Dillard’s.
She loved her job, won many sales awards and had a special knack for finding just the right dress for her customers’ tastes. Upon retirement, she enjoyed gardening, travelling, playing bridge and church activities at Aldergate United Methodist Church. Her whole life was centered around her devotion to her two sons and husband.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Ross and Curtis Beckom; and one sister, Irene Beckom Andrews.
Mary Ruth is survived by her loving husband of 68 years, Alton Thomas Durham; two sons, Larry Neil Durham (Judy) and Daniel Charles Durham (Pamela), all of Greenville, SC; two siblings, Frances Kellam and Ben Beckom, both of Burlington, NC; and many nieces and nephews.
A memorial service at Aldersgate United Methodist Church will be announced at a later date.
A private burial will take place in Woodlawn Memorial Park.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Mary Ruth’s memory.
Online guest registry available at www.mackeymortuary.com 3, Mary Ruth Beckom Durham