Gladys Tedder Beckham

Gladys Tedder Beckham, age 90, died Tuesday January 10, 2017 at the McLeod Hospice House. A Memorial service will be held in the chapel of Belk Funeral Home at 3:00 on Saturday, January 14, 2017. The family will receive friends following the memorial service. Born in Darlington, she was the last surviving child of the late William Thomas Tedder and the late May Belle Andrews Tedder. Gladys worked as deputy treasurer for the Darlington County Treasurers office until her retirement. Mrs. Beckham enjoyed being outdoors, especially to work in her yards. Gladys was a member of Central Baptist Church. Surviving are her sons, Mike (Gayle) Beckham and Ted Beckham, all of Darlington, a grand-daughter, Ashton Beckham, and her former daughter-in-law, Vera Beckham. Also surviving are her special friends, Miriam Warren, Courtney Boan, Rhonda DuBose, Darlene Tidwell, Tonya Atkinson and Elizabeth Sivula, and her step-grandchildren; Donnie and Sonja Wenteler, Christina, Emily, and Jenafer Wenteler. She was preceded in death her husband, Paul H. Beckham, a son, Melvin Beckham and all her siblings: Stanford, Howard, Cole and Foster Tedder, Bonnie Polson and Odelia T. Moulton. The family expresses their gratitude to all the staff at McLeod Hospice House for their care and support. Memorials may be made to the Darlington Humane Society Rescue Fund, PO Box 503, Darlington, SC 29540 or McLeod Hospice, PO Box 100551, Florence, SC 29501-0551. (www.mcleodfoundation.org)

Service

JAN 14. 3:00 PM

Belk Funeral Home - Darlington 229 West Broad Street Darlington, SC, 29532

Visitation

JAN 14. 4:00 PM

Belk Funeral Home - Darlington 229 West Broad Street Darlington, SC, 29532