The Topeka Daily Capital Thursday April 9, 1936 Beckwith. Charles J. BECKWITH, 211 Spring street, died Wednesday morning in Stormont hospital. He was born June 2, 1858, near Rochester, N.Y., and came to Kansas over 70 years ago. He was married to Miss Anna PATCH, June 3, 1886. He was a mail carrier for four years and was on the Emporia fire department several years. He had made his home in Topeka 21 years, and had been a member of the West Side Christian church many years. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Anna Beckwith. Funeral services will be at Wall-Diffenderfer's mortuary, Friday at 2 p.m. Burial will be in Memorial Park cemetery. The body will lie in state at the funeral home until the funeral hour.