William H Becker

1926 - 2008  (81 years)

• Name	William H Becker
  Born	19 Apr 1926	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Gender	Male
  Died	3 Mar 2008	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Cremated	Cremated; inurnment at Mount Hope Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I1841	Rossville
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2017

  
  

  Father	Herbert Becker
  Mother	Lucille Nyman Becker
  Family ID	F479	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Dorothy M Jenkins Becker,   b. 5 Dec 1925, Rea, Andrew County, Missouri ,   d. 27 Sep 2004, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 78 years)
  Married	7 Mar 1953	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Children	1. Stephen Becker,   b. 25 Oct 1946, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri ,   d. 30 Dec 2016  (Age 70 years) + 2. Kathleen Ruth Becker Billings,   b. 28 Oct 1948, Fort Riley, Geary County, Kansas ,   d. 2 May 2016, Sparta, Alleghany County, North Carolina  (Age 67 years) + 3. Patty Becker McQueen
  Documents		Anniversary- Becker, Bill and Dorothy Golden Anniversary for Beckers Bill and Dorothy Becker, Rossville, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a family dinner. Dorothy Jenkins and Bill Becker were married in the Central Park Christian Church Chapel March 7, 1953. Their three children and spouses are Steve and Sharon Becker, Golden, CO., Kathy and Jim Billings, Topeka, and Patty and Lee McQueen, Vilonia, AR. They have three grandchildren, Lori and Ken Murphy, Topeka, Megan McQueen and Kurt McQueen, Vilonia, AR; and two great-grandchildren, Emma and D.J. Murphy, Topeka. Bill served in the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Merchant Marine in the South Pacific during World War II. He worked as an auto body man in Topeka for 12 years, as an auto damage appraiser for seven years, and retired from his own business, Becker’s Appraisal, in 1988 after 13 years. Dorothy worked as a legal secretary for 30 years and as Administrative Assistant for Judge Joe H. Swinehart of the Kansas Court of Appeals for nine years and Chief Judge Bob Abbott of the Kansas Court of Appeals for three years, retiring in 1988. They lived in Topeka until 1955, when they moved to the country east of Rossville, where they still reside. Bill and Dorothy Becker are happy and a bit surprised to realize they’ve been married 50 years. “What were the chances of meeting my true love?” ponders Dorothy. “In the 1950s, I was a transplant from Missouri to Topeka, a divorced mother with two small children and no support from my former spouse.” Bill, who was born in Topeka, lived in Seattle at the time. Dorothy worked with his sister in a law office. “He was also divorced, and she kept saying we were perfect for each other!” writes Dorothy. They met in May, when Bill returned to Topeka. He met her children “and promptly fell in live with them,” says Dorothy. “By September, we were dating; by October, we were very much in love.” They married on March 7, 1953. Bill adopted Dorothy’s children and raised them as his own, along with their third child. “I think I fell in love with him because of his sense of humor and the fun we have always had together,” writes Dorothy. “We are both independent, but we never let that get in the way of our devotion for each other. “We were 27 when we married and never expected to have 50 years together. When we married, Bill said there would not be another divorce, and that is how we lived. We settled any problems and worked them out. It’s been a wonderful 50 years.” Note: Photo of couple in the news clip
  Last Modified	13 Aug 2018 09:53:07
  Family ID	F480	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Becker, William William H. Becker ROSSVILLE- William H. "Bill" Becker, 81, Rossville, passed away Monday, March 3, 2008 at a Topeka Hospital. He was born April 19, 1926 in Topeka, the son of Herbert and Lucille Nyman Becker. He spent his early years in Topeka, Pennsylvania and Seattle, WA. with his mom, two brothers, two sisters, extended family, step-father and two half brothers. Bill served in the U.S. Navy and Merchant Marines during WWII. He held various jobs including ice delivery, dental assistant and cab driver. In 1953 he moved back to Topeka and to rural Rossville in 1955. Bill was an Auto Body Repairman and Mechanic for 12 years for several Topeka businesses; he worked for Auto Damage Appraisers for seven years before opening Becker's Appraisal Service which he operated for 13 years until his retirement in 1987. He was a member of the Topeka Claims Association. He was a member of the Rossville United Methodist Church but had been attending Topeka Baptist Church of late. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. He was married to Dorothy Jenkins on March 7, 1953 at the Central Park Christian Church in Topeka. She preceded him in death September 27, 2004. He was also preceded in death by his parents, step-father George Fuller and one brother, Don Becker. Bill is survived by one son, Steve Becker (Sharon), Denver CO; two daughters, Kathy Billings (Jim), Topeka and Patty McQueen (Lee) Kearney, NE; three grandchildren, Lori Murphy, Topeka, Megan McQueen and Kurt McQueen, Conway, AR; two great-grandchildren Emma & D.J. Murphy; two sisters, Pat Maffucci, Topeka and Betty Rigby; three brothers, Jack Becker, Jerry Fuller and Mike Fuller; one sister-in-law, Opal Becker, Topeka, widow of brother Don; and one aunt, Genevieve Nyman, Topeka. Memorial Services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, March 8, 2008 at the Topeka Baptist Church. Inurnment will be at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Topeka. Memorial contributions may be made to the Kansas Fish and Game Commission or the American Heart Association and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple, St. Marys, Kansas 66536. Online condolences may be sent to www.piperfuneralhome.com.