Beckham, Joe Wayne EDMOND, Okla. - Mass of Christian burial for Joe Wayne Beckham of Edmond, Okla., will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Thursday, October 4, 2007, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Ninth and Littler. Interment will follow in Gracelawn Cemetery. Arrangements are by Baggerley Funeral Home. Mr. Beckham died September 29, 2007. Born October 18, 1943, in Gilmer, he was retired from the University of Central Oklahoma and was an avid fisherman and hunter. Survivors include his wife, Laura; daughter, Rene' Robson; son, Joseph Beckham; brothers, James Lee Beckham and Charles David Beckham; and sister, Linda Sue Costlow. Visitation will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday, October 3, 2007, at the funeral home. Published in the Longview News-Journal on 10/2/2007.