Ada W. Beckwith

1920 - 2018

BORN

1920

DIED

2018

FUNERAL HOME

Campbell-Porter Funeral Home - Ipswich

6 High St.

Ipswich, Massachusetts

Ada Beckwith Obituary



Ada Pond (Whittlesey) Beckwith, 97, formerly of Elmwood in West Hartford, died January 24, 2018 in Newburyport, MA. She was married for 49 years to the late Robert E. "Bob" Beckwith, also formerly of Elmwood. Ada was born April 11, 1920 in Hartford, daughter of the late David L., Sr. and Jennet (Hurlburt) Whittlesey. She grew up on South Street and spent summers at Bantam Lake in Morris. She graduated from William H. Hall High School and worked in the insurance industry in Hartford. After marriage in 1946, Ada and Bob moved to Boston while Bob attended Gordon School of Theology and Missions (now Gordon College in Wenham). In 1951 they moved to Knott County, KY where they served for twenty years with Scripture Memory Mountain Mission and raised six children. The family returned to Massachusetts in 1971, settling in Ipswich. Ada was the Mailroom Supervisor at Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary until retirement in 1985. An avid reader and lover of books, she was a longtime volunteer at the Ipswich Public Library. Ada is survived by sons David Beckwith (Pat) of MA and Daniel Beckwith (Heidi); daughters Robin Goodwin (Bob) of ME and Lois Lord (Jonathan) of NH; three grandchildren, and eight great grandchildren. She is also survived by a brother-in-law, Bruce Beckwith (Louise) of Unionville; a sister-in-law, Claire Livingston (Bob) of IN and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by two daughters, Darlene Beckwith formerly of MA and Diane Beckwith formerly of CA; a great grandson, infant Jonathan Beckwith; a sister, Mary H. Gledhill and a brother, David L. Whittlesey, Jr. Arrangements are under the direction of the Whittier-Porter Funeral Home in Ipswich, MA www.whittier-porter.com

Published by Hartford Courant on Feb. 1, 2018.
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First Presbyterian Church

179 County Rd, Ipswich., MA

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Cowles Memorial Cemetery

Town Farm Road, Ipswich, MA

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