FRIENDS WE WILL MISS

NEIL ALLEN BECKMANN

Neil Allen Beckmann, age 66, died Jan. 10, 2022. Beckmann was a familiar face to Brangus breeders over the past four decades. He was with the firms of Cuatro B and Cow Creek Ranch in the ‘80s. Then he spent many years working for himself and assisted various breeders with many aspects of the purebred business and trucking. He loved showing cattle and paraded many Brangus champions over his lifetime. He was born to Faye (Brown) and Roy Allen Beckmann in Bellville, Texas on June 29, 1955. He was baptized at Nelsonville Brethren Church. In third grade, he moved with his parents and younger twin sisters, to Snook, Texas and later graduated from Snook High School. Beckmann inherited a love of ranching, rodeos, outdoors and never lost his interest in cattle or horses. As a teenager, he participated in rodeos by riding bulls. He worked for multiple ranches over his career, but lived mostly between Lago Vista and Marble Falls, Texas. He especially loved raising registered cattle and was happy to share his wealth of knowledge about cattle, animals, and the outdoors. Later in life, he began to raise bucking bulls and take them to various bull bucking events around Texas. His bulls had tough sounding names to go with attitudes and he was usually the only one brave enough to enter the pen with them. He also shared a family trait of “never meeting a stranger,” and spent a lifetime honing the art of story-telling with his many friends. Beckman was proceeded in death by his parents. He is survived by his wife, Tresia; daughters Laura (Matt) Forrester, and Stacy (Mark) Wise; and step-children, Bubba Amidon and Karen (Dyrel) Collins. His grandchildren include: Beck, Ruth Ann, Winnie and Gus Forrester, Taylor and Eli Wise and Ashlee (Garrett) Gilmore, Corey Amidon, Krysta (Angel) Alvarez, Allyssa (Gary) Nipp, and Garret (Lily) Collins; and 11 great-grandchildren. He also leaves behind his sisters, Sharon (Roger) Caldwell and Karen (Marshall) Teal and nieces and nephews, Heather Caldwell, Cody (Summer) Caldwell, Bradley (Morgan) Prihoda as well as a host of cousins, great nieces, great nephews, and friends. Pallbearers were Mark Wise, Matthew Forrester, Beck Forrester, Bradley Prihoda, Cody Caldwell, and Bubba Amidon. Services for Beckmann were held in Marble Falls, Texas on Jan. 14th.

BOBBY RAY VICTOR

May 11, 1943 ~ December 1, 2021 (age 78)

Funeral services for Bobby Victor, 78, of Dora, will be held at 10:00 AM, Tues., Dec. 7, 2021 in the Wheeler Mortuary Chapel with Rev. David Taylor officiating. Burial will follow in the Longs Cemetery in the Dora area with Danny Victor, Darrell Victor, Jody Victor, Kevin Victor, Jason Victor and Dustin Hatley serving as pallbearers. Bobby Ray Victor passed from this life on December 1, 2021. He was born on May 11, 1943 to Willie Glen Victor and Urania Sybil Victor. He lived his life in the Dora community where he ranched and farmed with his family. Later, he bought his own ranch - the Steeple D. He spent the rest of his life developing and improving the Steeple D ranch. He loved the land and the cattle. Over the years his cattle operation developed into a registered Brangus herd. He is survived by his wife, Bobbie and four children, Rocky Victor (Cherie), Ryan Victor (Linda), Randi Victor, and Buster Tucker (Tanya). He is also survived by 11 grandchildren, Tyler Victor (Oriana), Cody Varnell (Ashley), Amber Varnell, Rhiannon Victor, Reagan Victor, Kelsey Guthrie, Kelly Guthrie, Chance Tucker (Julia), Ethan Tucker (Hannah), Braden Tucker, and Tristan Tucker. He is also survived by 7 great-grandchildren.

SOUTHEASTERN BRANGUS BREEDERS ASSOCIATION

“The Southeastern Brangus Breeders Association is pleased to announce that the Janet Gruel Scholarship has been awarded to Kendall S. Whatley. Kendall is a Georgia native with a heart full of passion for the cattle industry.Kendall is pursuing her graduate degree at the University of Georgia - Tifton Campus, in forages which is allowing her to gain a unique and vital perspective in managing the bovine physiology. She has plans to study fetal programming and the effects of nutrition in late gestation on fetal/calf growth and development through a Ph.D program and then plans to become a reproductive physiologist. Eventually, Kendall plans to have her own herd of Brangus cattle as soon as time and resources allow.

Please join us in congratulating Kendall S. Whatley for earning this prestigious scholarship.”