Johnny Beckner

PRINCETON– Johnny E. Beckner, Sr., 68, of Princeton died Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at his home. Born August 23, 1943 at Princeton he was the son of the late Joseph Beckner and Pansy Matheny Beckner. He was the owner and operator of Johnny's Body Shop and Towing in Princeton where he enjoyed helping his customers over the years. He loved to spend time with his kids and grandkids. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by five brothers, Carl Beckner, Paul Beckner, Bill Beckner, Grover Beckner and George Beckner and three sisters, Betty Conner, Helen Smith and Mildred Priest. He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Dathenal Vines Beckner; five daughters, Brenda Felts and husband Wade of Mt. Airy, NC, Dena Varney, Laura Beckner, Renee Cole, Heather Fain and husband David all of Princeton; four sons, Johnny Beckner, Jr. of Princeton, Johnny Beckner, III and wife Susan of Oakvale, Michael Beckner of Princeton and a grandson who was raised like a son, A. J. Romeo of Princeton; three brothers, Ray Beckner of Roanoke, VA, Carl Beckner, Jr., of Tennessee and Andy "Port" Beckner of Baltimore, MD; three sisters, Lula Ziegenfuss of Petersburg, VA, Jessie Harris of Winston Salem, NC and Becky Dunn of Princeton; 13 grandchildren, Heather, Danny, Chris, Shane, Charlene, Johnny, Andrea, Susan, Whitni, Daphney, Joe, Levi and Jake; 9 great grandchildren; many nieces and nephews and his dog, Repo. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, May 26, 2012 at the Rowland H. Bailey Funeral Chapel of the Bailey-Kirk Funeral Home in Princeton with Rev. David Barnette officiating. Interment will follow at Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Princeton. Serving as pallbearers will be Bryan Asbury, Steven Asbury, Joe Mathena, James Miller, Danny Stevenson, Wayne Thompson, David Widner and Brian Sively. Friends may call from 6-8 p.m. Friday, May 25 at the Bailey-Kirk Funeral Home in Princeton. To view a video tribute to Mr. Beckner or send the family online condolences please visit www.bailey-kirk.com. Please click here to view a video tribute to Mr. Beckner.

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Johnny Beckner

May 23, 2012