SOUTHERN HERITAGE FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORY
1000 HODGESVILLE ROAD
DOTHAN, ALABAMA 36301
334-702-1712
Hal Dempsey Beckham, Jr. passed away on January 20, 2025 after a lengthy illness.
No services will be held at this time.
“Demp”, as he was known to many, was born in Blakely, Georgia on April 2, 1951 to Hal D. Beckham and Eleanor Whitehead. He graduated from Worth County High School and attended Middle Georgia College.
Over the years he had lived in several different places and was involved with many different occupations and businesses. He had worked at several car dealerships as a salesman and also owned some dealerships himself. His last business venture included an auto dent repair business. He met many friends during his business travels across Alabama, Georgia, and Florida. He was an outgoing individual who always greeted you with a smile. He enjoyed fishing, boating, hunting, motorcycles, and playing pool. If something had an engine and would go fast you could usually find Demp sitting in the front seat. The faster it went, the bigger his smile.
Demp is survived by his wife, Janet Cartwright; brother, Brad Beckham (Ginger), sisters, Bonnie White (Johnny) and Cyndy Robertson (Craig), brother, Chris Beckham (Regina), a son, Blain Beckham (Kristen) and two grandsons, Colton and Cayden Beckham. He is preceded in death by a brother, Jeff Haskins.
