John Simon Beecher
(1860-1943)
Carrie Irene Gilbert
(1870-1937)
Charles Eyster Moore
(1871-1940)
Annie Rusia Brindle
(1875-1936)
John Raymond Beecher
(1898-1964)
Verna Eldema Moore
(1898-1969)
Evelyn Geraldine Beecher
(1920-2008)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Charles Nevin LeDane

Evelyn Geraldine Beecher 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

  • Born: 2 Apr 1920, Walnut Bottom, Cumberland, PA 2 3 4 11
  • Marriage (1): Charles Nevin LeDane on 1 May 1943 in Denton, Denton, TX, USA 1
  • Died: 12 Sep 2008, Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill, PA at age 88 4 6 11
  • Buried: Newville: Centerville Memorial Park, Cumberland, PA 4 6 11

   FamilySearch ID: L6W8-WR1.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1940 in Penn Twp., Cumberland, PA. 3 The 1940 census recorded John Beecher, roofing tinsmith, 42, living with wife Verna, 41; daughter Evelyn, presser in dress factory, 20; son Harold, 17; son Lynn, 15; son Donald, 3. Also in the home is a lodger: Nevin Le Dane, 19. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

2. Newspaper: Shippensburg News-Chronicle: Ledane-Beecher Marriage, 25 Jun 1943, Shippensburg, Cumberland, PA. 1 Announcement has been made of the marriage of Miss Evelyn Geraldine Beecher, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John R. Beecher, Dickinson, and Pfc. Charles Nevin LeDane, son of Thomas H. and the late Mrs. LeDane of Huntsdale.
The ceremony was performed May 1 in the First Presbyterian Church, Denton, Texas, by the Rev. H. J. Goodykoontz.
The bride wore a dress of blue crepe with navy and white accessories. Her corsage was of sweetheart roses.
The attendants were Pvt. and Mrs. R. Wallace Kann. Private Kahn's home is at 23 North Queen street, Shippensburg, and Mrs. Kann is the former Miss Twyla Wolfe of Walnut Bottom.
The bride was graduated from Carlisle High school in 1937 and is employed at Dickinson.
Private LeDane attended Carlisle High school and was employed by the state fish hatchery at Huntsdale before he entered service. He now is spending a furlough with his wife and other relatives and friends in the community. He is stationed at camp Howze, Texas, with the 342nd Infantry.

3. Residence: on 25 Dec 1949 in Dickinson, Cumberland, PA. 8

4. Newspaper: Shippensburg News-Chronicle: "Mr. and Mrs. Charles N. LeDane, Dickinson, a son born Friday, May 28, at the Carilisle hospital. Mrs. LeDane is the former Miss Evelyn Beacher.", 1 Jun 1954, Shippensburg, Cumberland, PA. 5

5. Residence: on 8 Mar 1964 in Dickinson, Cumberland, PA. 10

6. Newspaper: The Sentinel: deed transfers - estate of Verna Moore Beecher, 24 May 1972, Carlisle, Cumberland, PA. 12 ---
Deed Transfers
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Evelyn B. LePane. and Harold R. Beecher, Evelyn B. LeDane and C. Nevin LeDane, Harold R. and Margaret Beecher, Donald R. and Viola Beecher, and Lynn K. and Geraldine Beecher to Harold R. and Margaret Beecher, $500, .401 acres, Centerville, Penn Township. ---
Evelyn B. LeDane and Harold R. Beecher, Evelyn B. LeDane and C. Nevin LeDane, Harold R. and Margaret Beecher, Donald R. and Viola Beecher, and Lynn K. and Geraldine Beecher to Charles N. and Evelyn B. LeDane, $1, bt, Penn Township.
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Evelyn B. LeDane and Harold R. Beecher, Evelyn B. and C. Nevin LeDane, Harold R. and Margaret Beech, Donard R. and Viola Beecher, and Lynn K. and Geraldine Beecher, to Charles N. and Evelyn B. LeDane, $300, tract, Penn Township.
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7. Residence: on 26 Jan 1991 in Centerville, Cumberland, PA. 13

8. Newspaper: The Sentinel: Deed Transfers: Beecher, Thomas B. from Ledane, Charles N. and Evelyn B., 3 Verna St., Dickinson, $18,000, $62,690, 4 Aug 2002, Carlisle, Cumberland, PA. 14

9. Obituary: Harrisburg Patriot-News: obituary of Evenlyn B. LeDane on 28 Sep 2008 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA. 6 Evelyn B. LeDane, 88, formerly of Centerville, Penn Twp., PA, died September 12, 2008 at Rest Haven, Schuylkill County.
Born in Walnut Bottom, PA on April 2, 1920, Evelyn was the only daughter born to the late John Raymond Beecher and Verna E. Moore Beecher.
She was the widow of C. Nevin LeDane, who preceded her in death on November 15, 1998.
Surviving are four children, John T. LeDane, husband of Rose of Centerville, Linda L. Hummel Gingrich, wife of John Gingrich of Landisburg, Kathy L. Rock Townley, wife of John H. Townley of Pine Grove, and David N. LeDane, husband of Maria of Columbia, MD. Evelyn is also survived by 10 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by three brothers, Harold, Lynn, and Donald Beecher.
Cremation arrangements are entrusted to Auer Memorial Home and Cremation Services, Harrisburg.
Family and friends are invited to attend a memorial service at 2 p.m., on Saturday, October 4, 2008 at Centerville Lutheran Church, where she was an active member for much of her life. Interment will be at Centerville Memorial Park.


Evelyn married Charles Nevin LeDane, son of Thomas Hill LeDane and Susan Matilda Miller, on 1 May 1943 in Denton, Denton, TX, USA.1 (Charles Nevin LeDane was born on 28 Nov 1921 in Huntsdale, Cumberland, PA,4 7 15 died on 15 Nov 1998 in Newville, Cumberland, PA 4 6 7 15 16 and was buried in Newville: Centerville Memorial Park, Cumberland, PA 4 15 16.)


Sources


1 Shippensburg News-Chronicle (Shippensburg, Cumberland, Pennsylvania.), 25 Jun 1943, page 2. Marriage announcement Ledane-Beecher.

2 Carlisle Daily Sentinel (Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania), 23 Aug 2003, Obituary of Harold R. Beecher.

3 1940 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KQFH-M4R Donald Beecher in entry for John Beecher, 1940.

4 Centerville Memorial Park Cemetery (Newville, Cumberland, Pennsylvania.), http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/cumberland/cemeteries/penncentervillemem.txt.

5 Shippensburg News-Chronicle (Shippensburg, Cumberland, Pennsylvania.), 1 Jun 1954, page 5. Birth Announcements.

6 The Patriot-News (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) (Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania.), 28 Sep 2008, obituary of Evelyn Beecher LeDane.

7 Carlisle Daily Sentinel (Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania), 18 Nov 1998, obituary of Charles Nevin LeDane.

8 Harrisburg Evening News, Harrisburg, PA, 3 Jan 1949, page 7.

9 The Sentinel (Carlisle, PA) (www.cumberlink.com), 3 Apr 2017, obituary of John T. LeDane.

10 The Sentinel (Carlisle, PA) (www.cumberlink.com), 9 Mar 1964, page 6. Obituary of John R. Beecher.

11 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=30141272.

12 The Sentinel (Carlisle, PA) (www.cumberlink.com), 24 May 1972, page 3.

13 The Patriot-News (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) (Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania.), 26 Jan 1991, obituary of Lynn K. Beecher.

14 The Sentinel (Carlisle, PA) (www.cumberlink.com), 4 Aug 2002, page 59.

15 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154474643.

16 Centerville Memorial Park Cemetery (Newville, Cumberland, Pennsylvania.).



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