Hilton I. (Shorty) Beatty, age 83, of Gassville, Arkansas passed away Thursday, November 24, 2011 in Mountain Home, Arkansas. He was born December 31, 1927 in Norfield, Mississippi to Freddie and Grace (Newell) Beatty.
Mr. Beatty married Dollie M. Jenkins October 24, 1947 in Ellisville, Mississippi. He was a retired United States Army veteran serving in WWII, Korean, and two tours in Vietnam.
He was also a retired Arkansas Investigator for the Bureau of Standards. He was a member of the Gassville Baptist Church.
Mr. Beatty is survived by his wife: Dollie M. Beatty of Gassville, two sons: Jimmy Beatty and wife Patricia of Loda, Illinois and Hilton Beatty, Jr. and wife Louise of Atlanta, Georgia, his mother: Grace Beatty and a sister: Edna Strickland both of York, Alabama, two brothers: Royce Beatty and wife Linda of Lauderdale, Mississippi and James Beatty and wife Shirley of Joppa, Alabama, three grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and two special friends: Corey Queen and Travis Greenwall. He was preceded in death by his father and a daughter: Lynn Poteete.
A visitation will be Sunday, November 27, 2011 from Noon until 4:00 p.m. with the family receiving friends from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Graveside services will be in the Arkansas State Veterans Cemetery in North Little Rock, Arkansas at a later date.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Gassville Baptist Church.
Mr. Beatty married Dollie M. Jenkins October 24, 1947 in Ellisville, Mississippi. He was a retired United States Army veteran serving in WWII, Korean, and two tours in Vietnam.
He was also a retired Arkansas Investigator for the Bureau of Standards. He was a member of the Gassville Baptist Church.
Mr. Beatty is survived by his wife: Dollie M. Beatty of Gassville, two sons: Jimmy Beatty and wife Patricia of Loda, Illinois and Hilton Beatty, Jr. and wife Louise of Atlanta, Georgia, his mother: Grace Beatty and a sister: Edna Strickland both of York, Alabama, two brothers: Royce Beatty and wife Linda of Lauderdale, Mississippi and James Beatty and wife Shirley of Joppa, Alabama, three grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and two special friends: Corey Queen and Travis Greenwall. He was preceded in death by his father and a daughter: Lynn Poteete.
A visitation will be Sunday, November 27, 2011 from Noon until 4:00 p.m. with the family receiving friends from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Graveside services will be in the Arkansas State Veterans Cemetery in North Little Rock, Arkansas at a later date.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Gassville Baptist Church.
Hilton I. (Shorty) Beatty, age 83, of Gassville, Arkansas passed away Thursday, November 24, 2011 in Mountain Home, Arkansas. He was born December 31, 1927 in Norfield, Mississippi to Freddie and Grace (Newell) Beatty.
Mr. Beatty married Dollie M. Jenkins October 24, 1947 in Ellisville, Mississippi. He was a retired United States Army veteran serving in WWII, Korean, and two tours in Vietnam.
He was also a retired Arkansas Investigator for the Bureau of Standards. He was a member of the Gassville Baptist Church.
Mr. Beatty is survived by his wife: Dollie M. Beatty of Gassville, two sons: Jimmy Beatty and wife Patricia of Loda, Illinois and Hilton Beatty, Jr. and wife Louise of Atlanta, Georgia, his mother: Grace Beatty and a sister: Edna Strickland both of York, Alabama, two brothers: Royce Beatty and wife Linda of Lauderdale, Mississippi and James Beatty and wife Shirley of Joppa, Alabama, three grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and two special friends: Corey Queen and Travis Greenwall. He was preceded in death by his father and a daughter: Lynn Poteete.
A visitation will be Sunday, November 27, 2011 from Noon until 4:00 p.m. with the family receiving friends from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Graveside services will be in the Arkansas State Veterans Cemetery in North Little Rock, Arkansas at a later date.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Gassville Baptist Church.
Mr. Beatty married Dollie M. Jenkins October 24, 1947 in Ellisville, Mississippi. He was a retired United States Army veteran serving in WWII, Korean, and two tours in Vietnam.
He was also a retired Arkansas Investigator for the Bureau of Standards. He was a member of the Gassville Baptist Church.
Mr. Beatty is survived by his wife: Dollie M. Beatty of Gassville, two sons: Jimmy Beatty and wife Patricia of Loda, Illinois and Hilton Beatty, Jr. and wife Louise of Atlanta, Georgia, his mother: Grace Beatty and a sister: Edna Strickland both of York, Alabama, two brothers: Royce Beatty and wife Linda of Lauderdale, Mississippi and James Beatty and wife Shirley of Joppa, Alabama, three grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and two special friends: Corey Queen and Travis Greenwall. He was preceded in death by his father and a daughter: Lynn Poteete.
A visitation will be Sunday, November 27, 2011 from Noon until 4:00 p.m. with the family receiving friends from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Graveside services will be in the Arkansas State Veterans Cemetery in North Little Rock, Arkansas at a later date.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Gassville Baptist Church.
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