8/15/2006
Ernest Curtis Beckom
BURLINGTON — Ernest Curtis Beckom , 73, of Burch Bridge Road, passed away Sunday, August 13, 2006, at D&M Family Care following several years of declining health. He was the husband of Margaret Sykes Beckom , and the son of the late Ernest and Bertha Ross Beckom . Ernest was a native of Alamance County, retired from Culp Weaving and was a member of Lowe Memorial Baptist Church. He also served in the U.S. Air Force.
Survivors include his wife Margaret Sykes Beckom of the home; a stepson Edward "Ed" Weeks and his wife, Laura, of Greenville, S.C.; sisters, Frances Kellam and her husband, Marvin, of Burlington, Mary Ruth Durham and her husband, Alton, of Greenville, S.C.; a brother, Benjamin Beckom and his wife, Jane, of Burlington.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Irene Andrews; and a brother, Ross Beckom .
A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Alamance Memorial Park by the Rev. Bill Gindlesperger.
The family will receive friends from 10 to 10:45 a.m. Wednesday at Lowe Funeral Home and Crematory Inc., and at other times at the home of a sister-in-law, Carolyn Powell, 703 Chancery St., Elon, N.C.
Memorials may be made to Lowe Memorial Baptist Church, 1712 W. Webb Ave., Burlington, N.C. 27217.
Condolences may be sent to the family at
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