Robert Howard Beckley

Background

Beckley, Robert Howard was born on November 17, 1920 in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Joseph Franklin and Ada May (Koons) Beckley.

Education

Bachelor of Philosophy, Dickinson College, 1943; Master of Divinity, Drew U., 1946.

Career

Minister, Hummelstown (Pennsylvania) Methodist Church, 1940-1943; minister, Geigertown (Pennsylvania) & Harmony Methodist Church, 1943-1946; minister, First Methodist Church, Germantown, Pennsylvania, 1946-1948; minister, Wayne (Pennsylvania) Methodist Church, 1948-1952; chaplain, United States Air Force, 1952-1980; minister, First United Methodist Church, Montgomery, Alabama, 1980-1983; chaplain, member of faculty, Huntingdon College, Montgomery, from 1983.

Achievements

• Robert Howard Beckley has been listed as a noteworthy minister by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President Wayne (Pennsylvania) Council of Churches, 1952. Colonel United States Air Force. Member Alabama History Society, New England History Society, Houghton Memorial Library Patrons, Rotary International, Masonic Lodge.

Interests

• Avocations: books, golf, history research, biblical studies, book collecting.

Connections

Married Doris Eleanor Luckenbill, June 29, 1945. Children: Drew Robert, Susan Eleanor, Dean Paul.

Father:

Joseph Franklin Beckley

Mother:

Ada May (Koons) Beckley

Spouse:

Doris Eleanor Luckenbill

child:

Dean Paul Beckley

child:

Susan Eleanor Beckley

child:

Drew Robert Beckley