McLemoreStrong
Genealogy
Strong - McLemore History and Ancestry
First Name:  Last Name: 
[Advanced Search]  [Surnames]

Herbert O. Beecher

Male 1930 - 1992  (62 years)


Personal Information    |    Sources    |    Event Map    |    All    |    PDF

  • Name Herbert O. Beecher  [1, 2
    Born 23 Sep 1930  Ellington Township, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 23 Oct 1992  Deford, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • Cass City Chronicle
      October 28, 1992
      Page 1

      Herbert Beecher succumbs to heart attack at farm home
      Found in car in ditch

      Herbert O. Beecher, 61, of Deford was found dead in his car Friday morning after suffering what was apparently a fatal heart attack.

      Police on the scene, judging by equipment found in his car, theorized that he probably went into a field a little less than a mile from his home to repair some fences on the property.

      He was found by his wife, who went looking for him when he failed to return to the house. The car went head first into a 20 foot deep drainage ditch and the victim was pinned inside.

      After a fireman used a farm tractor to pull the car from the ditch, the jaws of life were used to free him. Fire fighters from Kingston and Elkland Township were at the scene, as was the Cass City Mercy Ambulance service.

      Mr. Beecher was born Sept. 23, 1931, in Ellington Township, the son of the late Lerory and Helen Beecher. He married the former Patricia Urquhart Nov. 12, 1961 in Carol.

      He was a graduate of Caro High School and served in the U. S. Army in Germany. He was a Caro police officer and raised Hereford cattle on his farm. He was also involved in antique tractors.

      Surviving besides his wido are: 2 daughters, Mrs. Don (Sany) Hunt of Webberville and Mrs. Mark (Shelley) Newsome of Clarkston, a son, Leroy, at home, hsi mother, Helen Beecher of Caro; a brother, Dale of Davisburg; 5 sisters, Mrs. Robert (Iola) Cragg of Fairgrove, Mrs. Richard (Janet) Fullmer and Louise Brown, both of Caro; Barbara Allen of Las Vegas, Neveda, and Mrs. Kenneth (Carolyn) Hayes of Ft. Polk, Louisiana; his mother in law, Mrs. Emeline Urquhard of Caseville, and several nieces and nephews.

      Preceding him in death were his father, 2 brothers, Jay in 1951 and Keith in 1989, an a sister, Marie Findlay, this year.

      Funeral services wre held Tuesday at Collon Funeral Home in Caro, the Rev. Calvin Blue officiating. Burial was in Ellington Township Cemetery.

      Memorials can be made to the American Cancer Society.

      (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, February 2010)
    Person ID I18197  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Family Patricia Jane Urquhart,   b. 12 Nov 1936, Evergreen Township, Sanilac County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Mar 1997, Saginaw County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Married 12 Nov 1961  Caro, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • The Striffler Benkelman Broadcast reported that their eldest daughter, Sandra Lee, was born on
      March 23, 1962.
    Last Modified 9 Feb 2010 
    Family ID F6718  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 23 Sep 1930 - Ellington Township, Tuscola County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 12 Nov 1961 - Caro, Tuscola County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 23 Oct 1992 - Deford, Tuscola County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S333] Ancestry.com - U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current [database online], (Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011. Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration. The Social Security Administration Death Master File contains information on millions of deceased individuals with United States social security numbers whose deaths were reported to the Social Security Administration. Birth years for the individuals listed range from 1875 to last year. Information in these records includes name, birth date, death date, and last known residence.).

    2. [S653] Cass City Chronicle, P.O. Box 115, Cass City, Michigan 48726, Published continously since 1899, archived from 1899 through 2005 at http://newspapers.rawson.lib.mi.us/chronicle/, April 12, 2000 Obituaries, Page 9 Obituary of Emeline J. Urquhart (nee Mark) (Reliability: 3).