Ira Keith Beckett

1934 - 2002  (67 years)

• Name	Ira Keith Beckett  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Birth	13 Dec 1934	Muncie, Delaware, Indiana, USA   [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1950	Muncie, Delaware, Indiana, USA   [7]
  	Age: 15; Relation to Head: Sut Grandson; Marital Status: Never Married
  Death	7 Jun 2002	Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, USA   [5, 6]
  Person ID	I21883	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 1	Betty Lou Long,   b. 1938, Texas, USA d. Abt 2002, Texas, USA (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	2 Apr 1954	Wichita County, Texas, USA   [1, 2]
  Marriage End	30 Oct 1979	Wichita County, Texas, USA   [1]
  	Divorce of Betty and Ira Becket
  Family ID	F8476	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Joella Darleen Vintila,   b. 4 Oct 1933, East St. Louis, St Clair, Illinois, USA d. 3 Nov 2005, Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	10 Mar 1994	Tarrant County, Texas, USA   [3, 8]
  Family ID	F8477	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 13 Dec 1934 - Muncie, Delaware, Indiana, USA Census - Age: 15; Relation to Head: Sut Grandson; Marital Status: Never Married - 1950 - Muncie, Delaware, Indiana, USA Marriage - 2 Apr 1954 - Wichita County, Texas, USA Marriage End - Divorce of Betty and Ira Becket - 30 Oct 1979 - Wichita County, Texas, USA Marriage - 10 Mar 1994 - Tarrant County, Texas, USA Death - 7 Jun 2002 - Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Obituaries

  Obituary-BECKETT I Keith Obituary of IRA KEITH BECKETT -- Newspapers.com - Muncie, IN - The Star Press - 11 Jun 2002 - Page 8 Obituary for Keith Beckett (Aged 67)

  
  

• Sources

  [S2158] Ancestry.com, Texas, Divorce Index, 1968-2014, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2005;), Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin, Texas. [S341] Ancestry.com, Texas, Select County Marriage Records, 1837-2015, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2014;), Wichita County Clerk's Office; Wichita Falls, Texas; Wichita County Marriage Records; The Book Series: ML; Volumes: 00037; Pages: 0634. [S341] Ancestry.com, Texas, Select County Marriage Records, 1837-2015, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2014;), Tarrant County Clerk's Office; Fort Worth, Texas; Tarrant County Marriage Records. [S61] Ancestry.com, U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2010;). [S4727] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Keith Beckett • Muncie Star Press - 11 Jun 2002, Ira Keith Beckett -- The Star Press; Publication Date: 11 Jun 2002; Publication Place: Muncie, Indiana. https://www.newspapers.com/image/253846174/?article=ea325c05-5582-4b6e-bdc9-bab0e676e668&focus=0.3605948,0.5321473,0.5127652,0.6869076&xid=23 [S5686] Find a Grave: BECKETT Ira K 1934-2002, Ira Keith Beckett. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/238906492/ira-keith-beckett [S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Muncie, Delaware, In. 1950 United States Federal Census United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Muncie, Delaware, In [S8379] Find a Grave: VINTELLA Joella D 1933-2005 (Veteran), Joella Darleen Vintilla Deak Rowan Schmitt Hutton Beckett. Joella Darleen Schmitt, 72, a dog groomer and foster mom, retired from the US Marine Corps, died Thursday, Nov 3 ,2005 in Fort Worth. Funeral in Benbrook Cemetery. Joella Darleen Schmitt was born Oct 3 1933, in East St Louis IL. She went home to be with the Lord. She was a kind loving mother to all and to many of her foster children. Joella had a passion for animals. Her warm smiles and hugs were a blessing to all who knew her. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/234824155/joella-darleen-vintilla