Vester G. "Buck" Beckham, 64, passed away July 1, 2018 at Hays Medical Center, Hays.  He was born on August 4, 1953, to Guymon D. and Julia (Daniel) Beckham in Lindsborg.  He married Dixie Gustus on March 8, 1974 in Greensburg, she survives.

Coming from St. John in 2005, Vester was a Great Bend resident.  He served in the Army during the Vietnam War.  He had a love for horses.

Survivors include, his wife, Dixie Beckham, of the home; mother, Julia Brown, of Midwest City, Oklahoma;  one son,  Matthew Beckham of Great Bend; one daughter, Valerie Whitman of Ruston, Louisiana; three sisters, Frances Moore of Nash, Oklahoma, Callie Noonan of Fairview, Oklahoma, and Janet Kirby of Nash, Oklahoma; four brothers, Guymon D. Beckham, Jr. of Wewoka, Oklahoma, Harold Beckham of Coldwater, Clay Beckham of Choctaw, Oklahoma and David Beckham of Marshall, Oklahoma; four grandchildren, Dakota Beckham of Fort Bliss, Texas, Tayden Beckham of Hutchinson, Kali and Kena Beckham of Great Bend; and twenty-three nieces and nephews.  He was preceded in death by his father, Guymon D. Beckham and infant brother, Hack Beckham.