Joseph E. Beckman SWANTON-Joseph Eugene Beckman, 72, was found dead yesterday on his farm at North Glade. Born March 23, 1879, at North Glade, he was a son of the late Theodore and Louisa (O'Brien) Beckman. Surviving are his widow, the former Maggie Fitzwater; five daughters, Mrs. Viola Friend, Swanton; Mrs. Myrtle Willard, Meyersdale, PA; Mrs. Helen Bowman, McHenry; Mrs. Freda Sears and Mrs. Marguerite Miller, both of North Glade, and three sons, Theodore, Joseph and Richard Beckman, North Glade. Mr. Beckman also leaves five sisters, Mrs. Sue E. Steiding, Route 1, Swanton; Miss Ada F. Beckman, North Glade; Mrs Bessie Shreve, Oakland; Mrs. Molly Pence, Piedmont, WV, and Mrs. Anna L. Sharpless, Blaine, WV and a brother, George H. Beckman, Route 2, Swanton. Cumberland Evening Times June 12, 1951