George Adam Becker

George Adam Becker, 92, of Temple died Saturday September 20, 2008 in a local hospital. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday September 24, 2008 at St. Mary's Catholic Church with Rev. Ranjan Cletus officiating. Burial with military honors will follow at Bellwood Memorial Park. Rosary will be recited at 6:00 p.m.Tuesday at Scanio-Harper Funeral Home with visitation to follow. Mr. Becker was born July 30, 1916 in Barclay, Texas to Adam and Clara Hering Becker. He received his education in Barclay, Westphalia, and graduated from Rosebud High School and business school in Rosebud. He was a veteran of World War II serving in the Army Air Corps in the United States, England, France, and Germany. He worked in Waco, Minnesota, Point Barrow, Alaska and Dallas. He married Barbara Ellen Jackson in Dallas on June 23, 1949. In 1954 the family moved to Temple, where he opened his own business, Becker's Radiator Service from which he retired in 2003. He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church where he served as an usher and was a member of the Knight's of Columbus. Survivors include his wife, Barbara Ellen Becker of Temple; two sons, George David Becker of Uhland and Thomas "Tom" Anthony Becker of Belton; three daughters, Margaret "Maggie" Clara Becker of Waco, Barbara Kathleen Carter of Uhland, and Julia Elizabeth Becker of Crofton, MD; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; one brother, Jerome A. Becker of Rogers; two sisters, Mrs. William (Eva Lena) McElfish of San Bernardino, California and Mrs. John (Martha Belle) Carter of Lake Wales, Florida. Memorials may be made to St. Mary's Catholic Church, 1018 S. 7th Street, Temple, Texas 76504.