Reverend
Floyd
Lee
Heckard
Born in Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Son of
[private father (1880s - 1960s)]
and Minnie Pearl Paysour
Brother of
Charles Henry Heckard, Cecil Linwood Heckard, Martin Heckard Jr. and Unnamed Infant Heckard
Husband of
Pearl Rebecca (Beamer) Heckard
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 86
in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 29 May 2011
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Biography
Reverend Heckard was of the Methodist faith. He was an infantry platoon leader in Germany during World War II, during which service he earned a Purple Heart and the Combat Infantry Badge. He later served in the Philippines. Following his ordination, he was a chaplain in Korea, Europe, Viet Nam, and the United States; during that time, he received several other medals and commendations. He completed his undergraduate education after the war, graduated from Wofford College (Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States) with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1947, then went on to obtain his Master in Divinity from Candler School of Theology at Emory University (Atlanta, Georgia, United States).
He appears to have been in continuous service with the United States Army from 1951 until 1978, retiring as a Colonel.
He and his wife were not parents of any children, but they frequently were visited in their home by the offspring of other relatives.
Sources
- Heckard, Floyd Lee (b 24 Jan 1923, in Gastonia, NC) - registration for U.S. military draft in Surry Co., NC, on 30 Jun 1942 - digital image viewed on Ancestry.com.
- Heckard, Floyd L (b abt 1923) - license and return, re: marriage to Pearl Rebecca Beamer in Mt. Airy, Mt. Airy Twp., Surry Co., NC, on 01 Jul 1945 - digital image viewed on Ancestry.com.
- Heckard, Chaplain Floyd L Heckard (24 Jan 1923-28 Jun 2009) - obit viewed on www.legacy.com website on 16 Dec 2020.
- Heckard, Floyd (08 Sep 1951-30 Jun 1978) - data abstract fm Ancestry.com U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File - viewed on Ancestry.com.
Acknowledgments
- Moyer, Robert H - Poe-family GEDCOM file, ca. 1998.
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