Vereta M. Beckman, 76, Route 1, Mt. Vernon, died 5:20 a.m. April 16, 1993, at Crossroads Community Hospital.

Miss Beckman was a retired seamstress from Lyngai Garment Factory in Sesser.

She was born July 3, 1916, in Jefferson County, a daughter of Joe V. and Lucy M. (Wells) Beckman.

Services will be 1 p.m. Sunday at Hughey Funeral Home with Grant Hawkins officiating. Burial will follow at South Hickory Hill Cemetery. Friends may call 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Hughey Funeral Home.

Miss Beckman is survived by three sisters, Evalena Beckman, Ramona Beckman and Glodene Goble, all of Mt. Vernon; two nieces, Rosella Mooney of Mt. Vernon and JoAnn Abrams of Ina; and several great-nieces and great-nephews.

Miss Beckman was a member of South Hickory Hill Christian Church.

She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, Calvin Beckman and Merritt Beckman.

Memorials may be made to South Hickory Hill Cemetery and will be accepted at the funeral home at any time.

Published Friday, April 16, 1993 - The Register-News