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Karen Bean (Beatty)
Obituary:
Karen Beatty 1939 - 1941 and her father James Beatty Jr.
Karen Beatty 1939 - 1941 and her father James Beatty Jr.
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James Beatty
Birth Date:
1902-02-07
Deceased Date:
1970-09-11
Obituary:
Lucille and James Beatty Jr. (daughters Karen and Susan)
Lucille and James Beatty Jr. (daughters Karen and Susan)
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Karen Bean (Beatty)
Birth Date:
1935-06-19
Deceased Date:
2011-01-13
Obituary:
BEAN, Karen of Saginaw, Michigan. Passed away Thursday, January 13, 2011 at Mercy Manor in Grayling, Michigan at the age of 75 years. Karen was born June 19, 1935 in Pontiac, Michigan, the daughter of the late James and Lucille (Anderson) Beatty. Karen married Ronald G. Bean August 10, 1957, and he predeceased her August 17, 1998. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Saginaw. Karen is survived by her children: Janet L. (Gregory) Lee, Grayling, MI, James R. (Valerie) Bean Beaverton, OR; Kenneth J. Bean Saginaw, Alan R. (Ann) Bean, Saginaw; a grandson, Andrew A. Bean, Saginaw; and a sister, Susan (Donald) McCollister, Midland. Funeral service will take place 11:00 a.m. Monday January 17, 2011 at the W.L. Case Funeral Chapel 4480 Mackinaw Road. Dr. Robert L. Emrich will officiate with burial to follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at the Chapel from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Sunday and then on Monday from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the funeral service. In lieu of flowers those planning an expression of sympathy may wish to consider First Presbyterian Church or the American Cancer Society. www.casefuneralhome.com
BEAN, Karen of Saginaw, Michigan. Passed away Thursday, January 13, 2011 at Mercy Manor in Grayling, Michigan at the age of 75 years. Karen was born June 19, 1935 in Pontiac, Michigan, the daughter of the late James and Lucille (Anderson) Beatty. Karen married Ronald G. Bean August 10, 1957, and he predeceased her August 17, 1998. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Saginaw. Karen is survived by her children: Janet L. (Gregory) Lee, Grayling, MI, James R. (Valerie) Bean Beaverton, OR; Kenneth J. Bean Saginaw, Alan R. (Ann) Bean, Saginaw; a grandson, Andrew A. Bean, Saginaw; and a sister, Susan (Donald) McCollister, Midland. Funeral service will take place 11:00 a.m. Monday January 17, 2011 at the W.L. Case Funeral Chapel 4480 Mackinaw Road. Dr. Robert L. Emrich will officiate with burial to follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at the Chapel from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Sunday and then on Monday from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the funeral service. In lieu of flowers those planning an expression of sympathy may wish to consider First Presbyterian Church or the American Cancer Society. www.casefuneralhome.com
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Margaret Heiam (Beatty)
Birth Date:
1899-10-23
Deceased Date:
1986-04-07
Obituary:
Memories of Margaret Beatty Heiam
Our grandmother, Margaret “Poppy” Beatty Heiam, was born in 1889, one of nine children of Lillian and James Beatty. Hard work, devotion to family and service to the community of Cook were the hallmarks of Poppy’s life. But her life was certainly without challenges.
Poppy grew up in Cook, Minnesota in a house in the country which is still (barely) standing today. Keeping body and soul together for a family of eleven required lots of hard work, but thankfully her parents and siblings excelled at hard work. Both parents worked the farm. Her father, James, also worked as a game warden. Both had generous spirits, sharing the bounty of the farm with neighbors in need. As a game warden, James at times overlooked hunting infractions if he knew the “offender” needed the game to feed his family. This approach to law enforcement might now be called “selective enforcement.”
Poppy as a young woman made an unfortunate choice of a husband, a local man, Joseph Savage. They moved to Detroit, had a baby girl who died at age two, and our father, Tom Savage. Our Dad has told us that one of his first memories was his father throwing a baked potato at Poppy. Enough of that, Poppy concluded, and moved back to Cook. Dad’s father never made an effort to communicate with him.*
Poppy, now a single parent and faced with the need to earn a living for her family, held various jobs, including cooking at Chaps Resort. Ultimately, Poppy worked with the only physician in town, Bill Heiam, in numerous capacities, taking great advantage of her education as an x-ray technician. In today’s world Poppy would be called a Physician’s Assistant, or nurse-practitioner. We don’t know whether there were licensure requirements then, but if there were, Poppy certainly violated them.
We loved hearing about Poppy’s medical adventures. Mom and Dad spent their first summer as a married couple in Cook. Mom cut her finger on a piece of broken glass and bled profusely. Poppy offered to sew her up, assuring her that it wouldn’t hurt. Mom faced a choice: agree to be sutured up by an x-ray technician/brand-new mother-in-law, or continue to bleed profusely. She chose the former.
There were house-calls, including calls to the woods, where they tended to a man who had nearly severed his foot in a run-in with an ax. They were on a house-call when they tapped twelve-year-old Dad to sit in their nine-bed Cook Community Hospital to watch over a dying elderly man.
Poppy loved nature, picking quarts of blueberries for pie, picking quarts of raspberries to ferment into “Raspberry Whoopee” (60 Proof). She also had a fondness for wildlife, ducks in particular. She and her friend Ann Kranz fed corn all summer to the ducks near her Poppy’s cabin on Lake Vermilion. Happy, happy ducks. The ducks’ pleasure ended in the fall, when Ann or Poppy would net a duck, wring its neck and have roast duck for dinner.
Poppy also loved gambling and other games-of-chance. In later years she spent winters in Sun City, Arizona, with bus trips to Las Vegas. Dad would take her to the airport, complaining about the weight of one of her suitcases. “Oh,” she explained, “that’s because of the quarters I’m bringing.” We went on a Caribbean cruise with her. We can still picture her at the slot machines, putting in money, pulling the arm, time and time again, pink-faced and sweaty, with her faux-hair bun slipping down her head. She was in heaven!
There was no place for drama in Poppy’s life. Kind of a “facts, just the facts” type of person. For example, her reaction to small fires. We would frequently notice corners of singed kitchen towels. “Oh, I must have left that on the stove.” We noticed a burn in the shape of an iron on the carpet of the cabin. “Oh, I don’t know how the hot iron got on the carpet.” Thankfully insurance replaced the carpet.
The best example of her non-plussed approach to situations many would find alarming was her report to Dad as he was taking her to the airport for her return flight to Sun City. She commented to Dad, ”I hope this is a better flight than when I came up. One of the engines caught fire and we had to return to the airport.”
Her deep devotion was to family members. She loved her grandchildren and was ecstatic when she had great-grandchildren, Billy Bierman and Caitlin Savage. Her devotion encompassed her extended family. Ted, the other Beatty “kids”, her younger sister, Jessie, and grandniece Carol occupied a special place in Poppy’s heart. We knew Ted and his siblings and played with Judy and Margaret when we visited Cook in the summer. We had never met Carol, Jessie’s daughter, but Poppy loved her. Despite being close to Jessie, Poppy’s sibling rivalry with her apparently never waned. We don’t remember Jessie’s alleged infraction, but Poppy once remarked of her 70- or 80-year-old sister, “Oh, she was always spoiled.”
Poppy cared for her husband during his declining years, including daily visits when he was in the Cook nursing home.
Poppy spent the last few years in Hutchinson, near Mom and Dad. She suffered a massive stroke at age 86, never regained consciousness and died with Mom and Dad at her side. Poppy’s memorial service took place in Cook. Dad and the rest of us were so moved by the love and respect shown to our beloved Poppy.
Submitted by her granddaughters, Jen Ebersold, Kathy Bierman and Mardi Savage
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*We learned of his whereabouts many decades later; he was living in Fallon, Nevada. We went there to visit, quite a pleasant but strange visit. “Grandpa” Savage seemed to like his newly-found granddaughters and his son, chatted amiably with us for the day, in a matter-of-fact manner, never expressing regret. Dad also chatted amiably, never expressing anger or rancor.
We later told Poppy of the visit and Joe’s compliment that she was a pretty girl. Poppy shrugged at this news, merely responding, “That old goat!” End of discussion.
Memories of Margaret Beatty Heiam
Our grandmother, Margaret “Poppy” Beatty Heiam, was born in 1889, one of nine children of Lillian and James Beatty. Hard work, devotion to family and service to the community of Cook were the hallmarks of Poppy’s life. But her life was certainly without challenges.
Poppy grew up in Cook, Minnesota in a house in the country which is still (barely) standing today. Keeping body and soul together for a family of eleven required lots of hard work, but thankfully her parents and siblings excelled at hard work. Both parents worked the farm. Her father, James, also worked as a game warden. Both had generous spirits, sharing the bounty of the farm with neighbors in need. As a game warden, James at times overlooked hunting infractions if he knew the “offender” needed the game to feed his family. This approach to law enforcement might now be called “selective enforcement.”
Poppy as a young woman made an unfortunate choice of a husband, a local man, Joseph Savage. They moved to Detroit, had a baby girl who died at age two, and our father, Tom Savage. Our Dad has told us that one of his first memories was his father throwing a baked potato at Poppy. Enough of that, Poppy concluded, and moved back to Cook. Dad’s father never made an effort to communicate with him.*
Poppy, now a single parent and faced with the need to earn a living for her family, held various jobs, including cooking at Chaps Resort. Ultimately, Poppy worked with the only physician in town, Bill Heiam, in numerous capacities, taking great advantage of her education as an x-ray technician. In today’s world Poppy would be called a Physician’s Assistant, or nurse-practitioner. We don’t know whether there were licensure requirements then, but if there were, Poppy certainly violated them.
We loved hearing about Poppy’s medical adventures. Mom and Dad spent their first summer as a married couple in Cook. Mom cut her finger on a piece of broken glass and bled profusely. Poppy offered to sew her up, assuring her that it wouldn’t hurt. Mom faced a choice: agree to be sutured up by an x-ray technician/brand-new mother-in-law, or continue to bleed profusely. She chose the former.
There were house-calls, including calls to the woods, where they tended to a man who had nearly severed his foot in a run-in with an ax. They were on a house-call when they tapped twelve-year-old Dad to sit in their nine-bed Cook Community Hospital to watch over a dying elderly man.
Poppy loved nature, picking quarts of blueberries for pie, picking quarts of raspberries to ferment into “Raspberry Whoopee” (60 Proof). She also had a fondness for wildlife, ducks in particular. She and her friend Ann Kranz fed corn all summer to the ducks near her Poppy’s cabin on Lake Vermilion. Happy, happy ducks. The ducks’ pleasure ended in the fall, when Ann or Poppy would net a duck, wring its neck and have roast duck for dinner.
Poppy also loved gambling and other games-of-chance. In later years she spent winters in Sun City, Arizona, with bus trips to Las Vegas. Dad would take her to the airport, complaining about the weight of one of her suitcases. “Oh,” she explained, “that’s because of the quarters I’m bringing.” We went on a Caribbean cruise with her. We can still picture her at the slot machines, putting in money, pulling the arm, time and time again, pink-faced and sweaty, with her faux-hair bun slipping down her head. She was in heaven!
There was no place for drama in Poppy’s life. Kind of a “facts, just the facts” type of person. For example, her reaction to small fires. We would frequently notice corners of singed kitchen towels. “Oh, I must have left that on the stove.” We noticed a burn in the shape of an iron on the carpet of the cabin. “Oh, I don’t know how the hot iron got on the carpet.” Thankfully insurance replaced the carpet.
The best example of her non-plussed approach to situations many would find alarming was her report to Dad as he was taking her to the airport for her return flight to Sun City. She commented to Dad, ”I hope this is a better flight than when I came up. One of the engines caught fire and we had to return to the airport.”
Her deep devotion was to family members. She loved her grandchildren and was ecstatic when she had great-grandchildren, Billy Bierman and Caitlin Savage. Her devotion encompassed her extended family. Ted, the other Beatty “kids”, her younger sister, Jessie, and grandniece Carol occupied a special place in Poppy’s heart. We knew Ted and his siblings and played with Judy and Margaret when we visited Cook in the summer. We had never met Carol, Jessie’s daughter, but Poppy loved her. Despite being close to Jessie, Poppy’s sibling rivalry with her apparently never waned. We don’t remember Jessie’s alleged infraction, but Poppy once remarked of her 70- or 80-year-old sister, “Oh, she was always spoiled.”
Poppy cared for her husband during his declining years, including daily visits when he was in the Cook nursing home.
Poppy spent the last few years in Hutchinson, near Mom and Dad. She suffered a massive stroke at age 86, never regained consciousness and died with Mom and Dad at her side. Poppy’s memorial service took place in Cook. Dad and the rest of us were so moved by the love and respect shown to our beloved Poppy.
Submitted by her granddaughters, Jen Ebersold, Kathy Bierman and Mardi Savage
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*We learned of his whereabouts many decades later; he was living in Fallon, Nevada. We went there to visit, quite a pleasant but strange visit. “Grandpa” Savage seemed to like his newly-found granddaughters and his son, chatted amiably with us for the day, in a matter-of-fact manner, never expressing regret. Dad also chatted amiably, never expressing anger or rancor.
We later told Poppy of the visit and Joe’s compliment that she was a pretty girl. Poppy shrugged at this news, merely responding, “That old goat!” End of discussion.
Ann Hawkinson Gavin
- September 5th, 2022
What a lovely memorial to my great Aunt Margaret. I feel like I know her better now!
Thank you cousins.
Cora Rae Hawkinson (Beatty)
Birth Date:
1923-12-27
Deceased Date:
2019-03-12
Obituary:
Cory passed away March 12, 2019 of pneumonia at age 95.
Cory was born on December 27th, 1923 in Cook, MN to Cora (Howe) and Willis Beatty. Following her 1941 high school graduation, she attended two years of Virginia Jr. College and was employed by the Bridgeman Russell Headquarters in Virginia.
During WWII, Cory served in the WAVES, the women’s branch of the Navy, receiving training in Milledgeville at Georgia College of Women. After the war, Cory returned to Virginia to work for Oliver Mining. She met Edward “Buck” Hawkinson at a sledding party and they married in 1947. They were blessed with four children. She and Buck spent summers together at Lake 14 for 65 years. Always the gracious host, Cory entertained friends and family at the lake and at their home in Virginia. They had a wonderful retirement filled with friends, travel and family visits. In 2013, Cory and Buck moved to Trails of Orono to be closer to their children in Minneapolis. Buck passed away in 2016.
Cory was an active member of Gethsemane Lutheran Church and the wider Virginia community including: Beta Sigma Phi, Mrs. Jaycees, PTA, League of Women Voters, Meals-a-Moving, PEO, Medical Center Volunteers, Arrowhead Concert Association, Lake 14 Lake Leader Club, Sons of Norway, Virginia Area Historical Society and numerous bridge clubs.
Cory was preceded in death by her parents, her sister, Mary Schmidt, and her husband “Buck”. Survived by children Sally (Jack) VanValkenburg, Ann Gavin (fiancé Michael Karaman), James “Jim” Hawkinson (Lynda), and David (Tina) Hawkinson, along with grandchildren Katherine (Tim) Dougherty, Ann Molitor (fiancé Justin Eder), Sam (Tamara) Gavin, Andy (Britt) Hawkinson, Kari, Hannah and Eric Hawkinson and great grandchildren Dominic, Benedict & Elizabeth Dougherty and Benjamin & Vera Gavin. Also survived by special nieces and nephews, step-grandchildren and their families.
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Memorial service at 2 pm Sunday, March 17th at Gethsemane Lutheran Church in Virginia with visitation one hour prior. Memorials preferred to Gethsemane Lutheran Church, 901 4th St S, Virginia, MN 55792
Cory passed away March 12, 2019 of pneumonia at age 95.
Cory was born on December 27th, 1923 in Cook, MN to Cora (Howe) and Willis Beatty. Following her 1941 high school graduation, she attended two years of Virginia Jr. College and was employed by the Bridgeman Russell Headquarters in Virginia.
During WWII, Cory served in the WAVES, the women’s branch of the Navy, receiving training in Milledgeville at Georgia College of Women. After the war, Cory returned to Virginia to work for Oliver Mining. She met Edward “Buck” Hawkinson at a sledding party and they married in 1947. They were blessed with four children. She and Buck spent summers together at Lake 14 for 65 years. Always the gracious host, Cory entertained friends and family at the lake and at their home in Virginia. They had a wonderful retirement filled with friends, travel and family visits. In 2013, Cory and Buck moved to Trails of Orono to be closer to their children in Minneapolis. Buck passed away in 2016.
Cory was an active member of Gethsemane Lutheran Church and the wider Virginia community including: Beta Sigma Phi, Mrs. Jaycees, PTA, League of Women Voters, Meals-a-Moving, PEO, Medical Center Volunteers, Arrowhead Concert Association, Lake 14 Lake Leader Club, Sons of Norway, Virginia Area Historical Society and numerous bridge clubs.
Cory was preceded in death by her parents, her sister, Mary Schmidt, and her husband “Buck”. Survived by children Sally (Jack) VanValkenburg, Ann Gavin (fiancé Michael Karaman), James “Jim” Hawkinson (Lynda), and David (Tina) Hawkinson, along with grandchildren Katherine (Tim) Dougherty, Ann Molitor (fiancé Justin Eder), Sam (Tamara) Gavin, Andy (Britt) Hawkinson, Kari, Hannah and Eric Hawkinson and great grandchildren Dominic, Benedict & Elizabeth Dougherty and Benjamin & Vera Gavin. Also survived by special nieces and nephews, step-grandchildren and their families.
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Memorial service at 2 pm Sunday, March 17th at Gethsemane Lutheran Church in Virginia with visitation one hour prior. Memorials preferred to Gethsemane Lutheran Church, 901 4th St S, Virginia, MN 55792
Ann Gavin
- April 9th, 2022
My mom cherished her Beatty family. Beatty relatives visiting in the summer were often invited for a sauna at our Lake 14 cabin. Cora Rae was born and raised in Cook and left to attend college in Virginia, MN before joining the WAVES (women's branch of the Navy) during WWII. She & my dad, "Buck" Hawkinson raised the 4 of us in Virginia where my dad worked at and later owned Grande's Ace Hardware. She loved to cook, entertain and play bridge.
James Beatty
Birth Date:
1902-02-07
Deceased Date:
1970-09-11
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James Beatty
Obituary:
James Beatty, 68 years old, passed away at Saginaw General Hospital Friday, Sept. 11, 1970, after a lengthy illness. He was born February 7, 1902 in Tower, Minnesota, came to Saginaw in 1945, and had resided there since. He had been employed as a construction engineer by the Michigan State Highway Dept. for 32 years, retiring in 1965. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church and served as an usher and deacon. Mr. Beatty was also a life member of Saginaw Lodge No. 77, F&AM, the Bay City Consistory and the Elf Khurafeh Temple AAONMS. He married Lucile Anderson of Duluth, Minnesota, on June 22, 1928. She survives him. Also surviving are two daughters, Karen (Ronald) Bean of Saginaw and Susan (Donald) McCollister of Midland; grandchildren Janet, James and Kenneth Bean; sisters Ethel Walin of Troy, NY, Margaret Heiam and Jessie Tingstad of Cook, Minn.; and brother Russell Beatty also of Cook.
Funeral service will take place at 1:00 pm Monday, Sept. 14, at the First Presbyterian Church. Rev. Herbert Schroeder will officiate with burial in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at the Case Chapel, 409 Adams St. from 2-4 pm and 7-9 pm Saturday, and 2-4 pm and 7-9 pm Sunday. Those who so desire may give memorials to the American Cancer Society or the First Presbyterian Church.
James Beatty, 68 years old, passed away at Saginaw General Hospital Friday, Sept. 11, 1970, after a lengthy illness. He was born February 7, 1902 in Tower, Minnesota, came to Saginaw in 1945, and had resided there since. He had been employed as a construction engineer by the Michigan State Highway Dept. for 32 years, retiring in 1965. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church and served as an usher and deacon. Mr. Beatty was also a life member of Saginaw Lodge No. 77, F&AM, the Bay City Consistory and the Elf Khurafeh Temple AAONMS. He married Lucile Anderson of Duluth, Minnesota, on June 22, 1928. She survives him. Also surviving are two daughters, Karen (Ronald) Bean of Saginaw and Susan (Donald) McCollister of Midland; grandchildren Janet, James and Kenneth Bean; sisters Ethel Walin of Troy, NY, Margaret Heiam and Jessie Tingstad of Cook, Minn.; and brother Russell Beatty also of Cook.
Funeral service will take place at 1:00 pm Monday, Sept. 14, at the First Presbyterian Church. Rev. Herbert Schroeder will officiate with burial in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at the Case Chapel, 409 Adams St. from 2-4 pm and 7-9 pm Saturday, and 2-4 pm and 7-9 pm Sunday. Those who so desire may give memorials to the American Cancer Society or the First Presbyterian Church.
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Willis N. Beatty
Birth Date:
1897-04-27
Deceased Date:
1960-12-06
Obituary:
COOK- Willis N. Beatty, 63, long-time resident of Cook, died late last evening at the Virginia Municipal Hospital, where he had been since October 15. Born in Tower, he came to Cook with his parents in 1904, and had lived here ever since. Willis was a veteran of WW1, having served in France. He was employed by the St. Louis County Highway Department at the county garage in Cook.
Mr. Beatty was a member of the Tower Lodge 197, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons; The Daniels-Gustafson Post American Legion; and The Last Man's Club.
Surviving are his wife, Cora; two daughters, Cora Rae (Edward) Hawkinson of Virginia and Mary (Don) Schmidt of Ranchester, Wyo.;
four brothers, Leslie, Duluth, James, Saginaw, Mich., Theodore and Russell, Cook; three sisters, Mrs George Wallin, Troy, N.Y., Mrs. William C. Heiam, Cook and Mrs. Clifford Tingstad, Milwaukee, and seven grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2pm at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cook. Internment with Military rites will take place in the family plot at the Cook Cemetery.
Hours of visitation at the Cron-Nelson Funeral Home in Virginia will begin at 10 a.m. Monday and continue until 10 a.m. Tuesday at which time will be brought to the church to await the hour of service.
COOK- Willis N. Beatty, 63, long-time resident of Cook, died late last evening at the Virginia Municipal Hospital, where he had been since October 15. Born in Tower, he came to Cook with his parents in 1904, and had lived here ever since. Willis was a veteran of WW1, having served in France. He was employed by the St. Louis County Highway Department at the county garage in Cook.
Mr. Beatty was a member of the Tower Lodge 197, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons; The Daniels-Gustafson Post American Legion; and The Last Man's Club.
Surviving are his wife, Cora; two daughters, Cora Rae (Edward) Hawkinson of Virginia and Mary (Don) Schmidt of Ranchester, Wyo.;
four brothers, Leslie, Duluth, James, Saginaw, Mich., Theodore and Russell, Cook; three sisters, Mrs George Wallin, Troy, N.Y., Mrs. William C. Heiam, Cook and Mrs. Clifford Tingstad, Milwaukee, and seven grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2pm at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cook. Internment with Military rites will take place in the family plot at the Cook Cemetery.
Hours of visitation at the Cron-Nelson Funeral Home in Virginia will begin at 10 a.m. Monday and continue until 10 a.m. Tuesday at which time will be brought to the church to await the hour of service.
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James Beatty Sr.
Birth Date:
1861-07-18
Deceased Date:
1953-05-04
There are currently no tributes.
James Beatty Sr.
Birth Date:
1861-07-18
Deceased Date:
1953-05-04
There are currently no tributes.