Elmer Beckwith, son of Samuel P. and Rebecca Robbins Beckwith, was born May 12, 1862, at Farmers Valley, McKean County, Pa., and died at Bethesda Hospital, Hornell, N. Y., February 4, 1945.
He married Minnie Thomas October 21, 1886. Most of their married life was spent in Alfred, N. Y., where she preceded him in death February 3, 1941. A son and daughter had preceded her in death. He is survived by a sister, Mrs. M. F. Wright, and several nieces and nephews.
Farewell services were held in the First Seventh Day Baptist Church of Alfred conducted by his pastor, Rev. E. T. Harris, with burial in Alfred Rural Cemetery. E. T. H.