Wayne County NcArchives Obituaries.....Becton, John E. March 25, 1897
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Goldsboro Weekly n/a April 26, 2015, 2:38 am

Goldsboro Weekly
A Letter from Mr. W. E. Becton, Disark, Ark., to his uncle Col. I. T. Kennedy 
informing him of the death of his father, John E. Becton on the 23d of Feb. was 
received last week. He was a highly respected citizen of this county until after 
the late war when he removed to the West to be near his children who had preceded 
him. 

He was over 85 years old and was living with his son William temporarily and was 
enjoying as good health as usual for one of his age. He ate a harty dinner and 
was taken with excruciating pain in the breast soon after and died before medical 
aid could be procured.

He has many relatives in Jones, Lenoir and in this county who will mourn his 
death. He was buried in Disark, and the services were conducted by White River 
Lodge No. 37, F. & A. M. 

He was a good farmer and mechanic of highest order in his palmy days. The Court 
House and jail of Goldsboro are his work. He was an active member of the 
Presbyterian church at his death.


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