Willie S. was born in 1905. He was the son of Miles Hunter White and Inez Brunson.
Born in Pinewood, he was a son of the late Dr. R. S. and Inez Brunson Beckham.
He was a graduate of Presbyterian College and received his master's degree at the University of South Carolina.
Col. Beckham was commandant of cadets at Carlisle Military Academy of Bamberg from 1932 to 1942. He entered the Army in 1942 and retired in 1962.
He was a member of Eastminister Presbyterian Church and a Mason.
Survivors include a son, W.S Beckham Jr. of Friendswood, Texas; a brother, Robert S. Beckham of Columbia; two sisters, Elaine Brunson of Sumter and Lucile Warren of Forest Park, Ga.; and grandchildren.
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