Cleo I. Beckwith
Feb. 25, 1913-Dec. 27, 1998
Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, December 29, 1998, page 2, col. 1-2, microfilm Niles District Library
Funeral services for Cleo I. Beckwith, 85, 224 Christiana Drive, Niles, will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at Wesley United Methodist Church.
Burial will follow at Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles.
Mrs. Beckwith died Sunday at 10:55 a.m. at her home following an extended illness.
She was born Feb. 25, 1913 in South Bend, Ind. She had lived all of her life in Niles, graduating from Niles High School. She was Miss Niles in 1932.
On Nov. 11, 1935, in Niles, she married Rodney J. Beckwith, who preceded her in death on Nov. 19, 1982.
She was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church, Pawating Hospital Auxiliary, and the Berrien County Cancer Service.
Mrs. Beckwith had been employed by Simplicity Pattern, Paris Candy, and Avon. She helped establish and operate the Hot Lunch Program at Bell School.
Mrs. Beckwith was also preceded in death by two brothers, Glen and Alfred Mell and a sister, Neldine Warner.
Surviving family includes four sons, Rodney J. Beckwith III of Livonia, Brian A. Beckwith of Niles, and Henry A. Beckwith of Ypsilianti, and Craig A. Beckwith of LaPorte, Ind.; a brother, Raymond Mell of Jackson; and seven grandchildren.
Friends may call Wednesday at Halbritter Funeral Home from 6 to 8 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to Wesley United Methodist Church.