Obituary of Beecher Lofton

Beecher Lofton , 68, of Garland, TX, passed away on 10/15/2020 in Medical City Hospital of Plano. Funeral service will be held at Merit Funeral Home on 10/23/20 at 6:00pm, with Reverend Leon Johnson of Wayside Baptist Church officiating. Beecher was born in Hampton Park to (who preceded him in death) Norma Adams and Beecher Lofton Jr., on 8/15/1952. He went to high school at Lake Highland and graduated in 1970. He met and married Gloria Johnson in 1987. They opened their own business in the janitorial field in 1995. They both worked diligently until 2019 when they retired. Beecher is survived by his wife, Gloria Lofton of Garland, 6 children; Daron (Alicia) Johnson of Dallas, Cedric Johnson of Dallas, Denetris Lofton of Dallas, Larnetta Forte of Dallas, Sabrina Brown of Dallas and Yolanda Abram of Garland, 6 Brothers: Cecil (Chere’) Lofton of Dallas, Wendell Lofton of Douglassville, Wilbur Lofton of Mckinney, Eric (Rosario) Jones of Mckinney, Elvin Jones of Mckinney. Marvin Jones (preceded him in death), 6 sisters; Eva (Kenneth) Cooper of Dallas, Sondra (Larry) Clark of Dallas and Carolyn Jones of Dallas, Tanya Lofton of Dallas, Gwen (Richard) Saia of California, Berita Jones (preceded him in death), 2 brother in laws; Jonny B (Ernestine) Johnson of Dallas and Ronnedale Johnson of Denton. 2 sister in laws, Jossie (Audra)Williams of Dallas and Bessie Holt of Dallas, 21 grandkids, 10 greatgrandkids and a host of nieces and nephews and friends. Memorial donations may be made to Gloria Lofton, The family wishes to extend their gratitude to Merits Funeral Home and Medical City of Plano.