Marryle C. Beckham

July 29, 1932 - June 10, 2015

Born in Bellingham, WA to Buford Pinkerton and Esther (Stuber) Pinkerton and moved to Seattle during her high school years. She grew up during the Depression and often talked about her grandparents giving away food from their store to needy people, maybe that is why she was always giving to others, even when she had so little to give. She lived in Alaska before it was a state, Hawaii just after it became a state, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, San Diego and finally settled in Goleta, CA. She also lived in Canary Islands, Argentina and Singapore. She was very patriotic and always cherished coming home to America. She loved Christmas, greeting cards, red, white and blue and the rain. But more than anything, she loved her family. She was a loving Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother and Great-Great Grandmother. She was widowed in 1978 by the tragic death of her husband, Hiram Charles Beckham. She died peacefully in her sleep at her home. She is survived by her children James Staggs, Jeffrey Staggs, Dwight Staggs, Marianne Beckham-Moore and Janeen Beckham-O'Brien. Her 15 grandchildren; Jeffrey, Amanda, Dwight, Melissa, Erica, Cori, Stacie, David, Jay, Nicholas, Andrew, Michael, Steven, Robert and Stephanie. Her 22 great grandchildren; Ashely, Travis, Anthony, Cherise, Devan, Alyssa, Joseph, Lacie, Dalton, Tazia, Olivia, Eli, Tristen, Jordyn, Madeline, Raegan, Peyton, Emmy, Matthew, Presley, Sebastian and Logan and her Great-Great Grandson, Breydon.