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MR Bryan Meredith Beecroft, of Grantham, has died at Grantham Hospital. He was 74. He was the son of a local policeman, Albert Beecroft and his wife Eva. He was educated at Huntingtower Primary School and then the Boys' Central School.
MR Bryan Meredith Beecroft, of Grantham, has died at Grantham Hospital. He was 74. He was the son of a local policeman, Albert Beecroft and his wife Eva. He was educated at Huntingtower Primary School and then the Boys' Central School.On leaving school at the age of 15 he accepted an apprenticeship with Pumfrey's Builders as a carpenter/joiner.
He married Anne in March 1955 and this was followed by four years' National Service in the Royal Air Force. They went on to have three children and, in turn, seven grandchildren.
Mr Beecroft was also a keen local sportsman, playing football for St Anne's, St John's, Bourne and Grantham Town. He also had a trial with Barnsley Football Club but decided not to pursue it.
On leaving the RAF he ran several businesses, including Beecroft Automatics and East Midland Leisure and was a well-known local businessman.
The family then moved to Greetham, Rutland, where he immersed himself in village life, foreign travel, socialising with family and friends and fund-raising for a new community centre.
Following the sale of the family business he returned to the building industry, converting several barns in the village. After retiring he returned, with Anne, to live in Grantham.
The funeral service was held at Grantham Crematorium Chapel, conducted by Robert Holland.
Family mourners included: Anne Beecroft, Darryl and Rachel Beecroft, Beverly Barker, Adrian and Suzie Beecroft, James, Katie and Holly Beecroft, Jayde, Zac and Lettishia Barker, Jude Beecroft, Michael and Sheila O'Dea, Gary and Michael O'Dea, Gillian Cook and Rebecca and Sally Cook.
Other mourners included: Nathalie Zappia, Paul Snell, John and Audrey Little, Arthur and Meg Full, David Ellison, Gordon and Yvonne Smith, Colin and David Smith, Stephen Bell, Barry Morley, Barry Gilbert, Frank and Hazel Hinch, Jane and Andrew Matthews, Rex Wilcox, Mavis Frisby, Mr and Mrs Georgiades, Mr and Mrs Billy Wright, Terry Forster, Mr and Mrs Lappage, Eric and Trisha Sayer, John Allen, Peter and Carol Collins, Pete Love, Irene and Frank Woods, Audrey and Frank Fleming, Kate Warren, Mr and Mrs Tony Woodward, Colin and Mary Easson, John Creasey, Neil and Glenys Sellars, Don McGarrigle, Pam and Dennis Gibson, Bill and Pam Bosworth, Rita and Colin Smith, Noel and Penny Burford, Barbara Watson, June Wilmer, Kim Murphy, Rosemary and David Muston, Janice Walters, Darren and Sarah Musgrove, Megan Glassey, Johnny Kerry, Sarah Lake, Jessica Money, John and Brenda Asher, Nell Beckett, John and Rosemary Caunt, Mr Woollard, Mr Holt, Wendy Holt, Jackie Woollard, Fiona and Ian Strachan, Mrs J. Cox, Neville and Jean Wood, Mr and Mrs Burrell, Rosemary Campbell, Mrs Pam Stevenson, Peter Brudenell, Mr and Mrs Green, Mr and Mrs Begy, June and Geoff Cant, Pat Taylor, Val Watson, John Ramsden, Michael and Angela Sims, Dennis, Margaret and Kent Cotton, Darren Cherry, Gareth Hope, Shirley Hope, Roland Easson, Eileen Widdowson, Helen Footitt, Miss R. Baxter, Barbara Fletcher, David Fardell, Tony and Wendy Sneary, Pauline Coverley, Nigel Milner, Mr R. Pearson, Jean Jones, Wendy and Michael Barker, Cicely Barker, Tony and Anne Ward, Shirley and Lol Lehair, Jane Gregory, Andrew and Tracey Barford, Philip Cope and Nic Barker.
Funeral arrangements were by Robert Holland, St Catherine's Road, Grantham.
Donations were received for Gifts Hospice and the British Heart Foundation.
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