MT. VERNON - Clyde N. Beckham, age 86, of Huntingburg, Ind., passed away at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2010, at the Professional Care Rehabilitation Center in Dale, Ind. He was born March 14, 1924, in Cuba to Newman and Nellie (Grigsby) Beckham. He was united in marriage to Dorothy L. Bean on Dec. 14, 1945, in Morganfield, Ky. Clyde was a truck driver for 42 years and retired as a driver for Matlack, Inc. in Owensboro, Ky. He was a member of the Central Christian Church in Huntingburg and served as a staff sergeant in the United States Army from 1943-47 during World War II. He was preceded in death by one son, John David Beckham; one daughter, Judith Ann Pfaff; and two brothers and two sisters. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy L. Beckham of Huntingburg, Ind.; three brothers, Keith Beckham of Mt. Vernon, Charles Beckham of Mt. Vernon and Arthur Beckham of Mt. Vernon; a sister, Ruth Ann Buford of Memphis, Tenn.; five grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Funeral services for Clyde Beckham will be held at 10 a.m. eastern time (9 a.m. central time) Saturday at the Central Christian Church in Huntingburg, Ind. Brother Jim Petty and Brother Paul Newland will officiate the service. Burial will take place at Abner Cemetery in Nason, with a graveside committal service held at 1 p.m. Saturday, followed by military graveside rites conducted by the Mt. Vernon American Legion Memorial Detail. Friends may call for visitation at the Nass & Son Funeral Home in Huntingburg from 2 to 8 p.m. eastern time (1 to 7 p.m. central time) Friday; and also at Central Christian Church in Huntingburg from 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday morning prior to the service.