Services for James Edward Beckham, age 72 of Wrightsville, will be held at 11:00 AM, Tuesday, April 9, 2013 in the Chapel of Townsend Brothers Funeral Home. Burial will follow at 2:30PM in the Georgia Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Milledgeville. Rev. Arthur Conley will officiate. Mr. Beckham was a member of the Roger Lacey Masonic Lodge No. 722. He retired from the U.S. Army after 20 years of service, serving in Vietnam, Korea and Germany. Mr. Beckham was a former Sheriff of Johnson County and he enjoyed woodworking as a hobby. He was the son of the late John Clayton Beckham and the late Emma Hartley Beckham. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, J.C. Beckham and Earl Beckham. Mr. Beckham passed away on Friday, April 5, 2013. Survivors include his wife, Evelyn T. Beckham of Wrightsville; son, James Brian (Regina) Beckham of Dublin; granddaughter, Callie Breanna Beckham of Dublin; two brothers, Carl (Joyce) Beckham of Dublin and Lamar (Willa Mae) Beckham of Wrightsville; two sisters, Sara (Arthur) Broom of Kite and Marilyn Hayes of Jacksonville, FL and several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 10:00AM until funeral hour at Townsend Brothers Funeral Home.