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.