Butler County KS Archives Obituaries.....Becraft, Henry November 18, 1933
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The El Dorado Times, Saturday, November 18, 1933
The El Dorado Times 
Saturday, November 18, 1933 

HENRY BECRAFT, OF ROSALIA, DIES 

Henry Becraft, aged Rosalia resident, died early this morning at the home there 
of his sister, Mrs. Lucinda J. Foss. He was 80 years old and had been in ill 
health since July when he suffered injuries in an accident at his home.

Mr. Becraft was a retired farmer and had resided in the Rosalia community for 
three years, going there from Garden City. Previous to his residence at Garden 
City, he had lived near Reece and also in Colorado and Iowa. He was born in 
Iowa on November 8, 1853, and was married to Miss Margaret Elizabeth Mustoe in 
1883. She died in 1930. Mr. Becraft was a member of the United Brethren Church.

Surviving besides his sister at Rosalia, are one other sister and two sons, ira 
C. and Albert Owen Becraft. A daughter died in infancy and another son, David 
F. Becraft, left home in 1918 and nothing has been heard of him since.

Funeral services will be held at Rosalia, Monday morning at 10 o’clock. The 
Byrd Funeral Home is in charge. 

The El Dorado Times 
Tuesday, November 21, 1933 

BECRAFT FUNERAL HELD YESTERDAY 

Funeral services for Henry Becraft, of Rosalia, who died there Saturday, were 
held yesterday at the home of his sister, Mrs. Lucinda J. Foss, also of 
Rosalia, with rev. R. E. Keyes, pastor of the Rosalia and Cassoday Methodist 
Churches officiating.

A trio, composed of Mrs. Fred Flesher, Mrs. Edna Worrell and Joe Berger, 
sang “Tis So Sweet To Trust in Jesus,” “Is My Name Written There?” and “Jesus, 
Saviour, Pilot Me..”  The body was taken to Garden City after the services for 
interment. The Byrd Funeral Home was in charge.



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