Robert Beckett

Robert "Bobby" Beckett , 59, lifelong resident of Englewood, Frackville, died peacefully Sunday morning surrounded by his loving family.

Born in Ashland, he was a son of the late Thomas and Beatrice "Hocking" Beckett.

Bobby was a 1972 graduate of North Schuylkill High School.

He had been employed at the former Model Garment Factory, Frackville and was presently employed in the shipping/receiving department of M and Q Packaging Co., Schuylkill Haven.

He was a member of First United Methodist Church, Frackville.

His life revolved around his family and his home which he built with his brother. His pastime was working on cars and he was an avid muscle car enthusiast.

He is survived by his wife of 28 years the former Carol ( Davis ), his three daughters; Lisa Beckett, Kimberly Beckett and her fiancé Chad Chaklos and Amy Beckett, all of Frackville, three brothers; James and his wife Diane Beckett, Morea, Theodore and his wife Diane Beckett, Mountain Top and Donald and his wife Liz Beckett, Frackville, his sister Shirley and her husband Albert Stankavage, Frackville, his sister-in-law Barbara and her husband John Levertavish, Hamburg, several nieces and nephews and also by his three cherished companions; Nena, Bentley and Maxx.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday from the Thomas M. Sullivan Funeral Home, Frackville, with his pastor Rev. Sue Ketterer. Friends may call at the funeral home on Wednesday evening from 6 until 8 p.m. and on Thursday from 10 a.m. until time of service. Interment will be in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Frackville.

In lieu of flowers, the family prefers contributions, in Bobby"s name , be made to the Memorial Fund of First United Methodist Church, 25 S. Balliet St., Frackville.