Lesa Anne Beckett

Lesa Prickett Beckett passed away on September 19, 2016 at her home in Charlotte, NC.

She was born on November 19, 1939 in Orangeburg, South Carolina.  Lesa graduated with degrees from Stephens College and the University of Missouri.  She and her husband John were known as the first people to use computers to track cattle records.  She was involved in several programs around the United States in which the importance of keeping cattle records was vital.  Lesa’s final career was as a loving homemaker, wife and mother.

She is survived by her husband of 58 years John Beckett; daughter Wesley Reas (Jim); son John Ronald Beckett; granddaughter Julianne Reas; sister Helen Raysor Simensen (Richard); and mother Peggy Raysor Prickett.  She was preceded in death by her father Isaac Prickett.

In lieu of flowers, gifts may be sent to The Church of the Resurrection Episcopal in Greenwood SC or the Humane Society of Greenwood SC.