Obituary of Robert W. Beckemeyer

Funeral Services for Robert William “Bill” Beckemeyer of Old Monroe, MO will be at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 5, 2025 at Mid America Baptist Church in Winfield, MO. Pastor Mike Leonard, will officiate with burial in Bethany Cemetery near Foley, MO. Serving as pallbearers will be Jacob Young, Erik Bridges, Robert Roggeman, Dan Bridges, Bob Roggeman, and Chad Beckemeyer. Bill, 76, passed away Monday morning, March 31, 2025 at his home. Born August 25, 1948 in St. Charles, MO, he was the son of Paul Frederick and Alice Douglas Beckemeyer. Bill was united in marriage on August 17, 1968 at Winfield Baptist Church to Jean Francis Day. This union was blessed with two daughters: Paula and Carol. Over the years Bill worked as a Project Manager for Brooks, worked Grounds Crew for TWA and American Airlines, Dixon’s Quick Stop, and lastly in Maintenance for Winfield R-4 School District before retiring. Bill was a longtime member of Mid America Baptist Church where he also served as Deacon. Bill was preceded in death by his parents, Paul and Alice Beckemeyer; and two brothers: Kenneth Beckemeyer and David Beckemeyer, who died as an infant. Survivors include his beloved wife, Jean Beckemeyer of Old Monroe; their daughters: Paula Roggeman and her husband, Robert, of Old Monroe, MO and Carol Bridges and her husband, Dan, of Katy, TX; four grandchildren: Chelsea Young and her husband, Jacob, Ashley Hogan and her husband, Dylan, Robert Paul Roggeman and his wife, Liz, and Erik Bridges; and six great-grandchildren: Elisha Young, William Hogan, Ezra Young, Aron Hogan, Emmett Young and Merida Hogan. Bill also leaves one brother, Thomas Lee Beckemeyer and his wife, Polly, of Troy, MO; one sister-in-law, Cathy Beckemeyer of Houston, TX; several nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Visitation will be held from 4:00 - 8:00 p.m. on Friday, April 4, 2025 at Carter-Ricks Funeral Home near Winfield. Memorials may be made to Mid America Baptist Church in care of Carter-Ricks Funeral Home, 3838 East Highway 47, P.O. Box 253, Winfield, MO 63389.