First Generation:
Balser Oberdorff ?? 1. Valentine Overturff (Oberdorf) emigrated from Germany to the United States and had a son, Second Generation: 11. John Overturff married and had a son, Third Generation: 111. John Overturff married and had a son, Fourth Generation: 1111. Dorsey Overturff was born 19 Jan 1806 in Pennsylvania, according to his tombstone and the 1850 & 1860 censuses ofBrownsville, Pennsylvania and Van Buren Co., Iowa. He married Martha Deffenbaugh before leaving PA. She was born 28 Mar 1808, also in PA according to Lloyd Deffenbaugh family information. Martha was a daughter of Jacob and Eva (Everly) Deffenbaugh according to his will. Before leaving PA, Dorsey reported his occupation to be that of a ship pattern maker. Apparently that was a highly skilled, well-paying job before the days of computers. Dorsey died 17 Nov 1867; Martha’s will was probated in 1877 in Van Buren Co. They were buried in Van Buren Co., IA at Mt. Moriah Cemetery . Dorsey and Martha were the parents of seven children as found on the censuses: 11111. Everetta Overturff, m. John W. Cole 11112. Jacob Tilson Overturff, m. Sarah A. Davis 11113. Allen Overturff, m. Sarah Alice Correll 11114. George Overturff died unmarried 11115. Ellen M. Overturff, m. Harvey Thomas 11116. Torrence W. Overturff died unmarried 11117. Laura L. Overturff died unmarried Fifth Generation: 11113. Allen Overturff was born 29 Dec 1836 in Fayette County Pennsylvania and came with his parents to Iowa in 1852. Allen married Sarah Alice Correll on 5 Apr 1860 in Van Buren Co., Iowa according to the marriage certificate [Carol, is this true?]. Mrs. Sarah Overturff was born 29 Nov 1842 and died at age 47 at home near Selma, Iowa on 24 Nov 1889 according to her obituary. [Her parents have not been identified. She was given in marriage by Benjamin Casner who, with his wife ? Graham, had immigrated to Iowa early and appears on the 1847 territorial census. - Carol, is this true?] Allen died 4 Jun 1911 at home near Selma, Iowa and was buried beside his wife at Mt. Moriah Cemetery near Selma in Van Buren Co. as recorded on the death record and in his obituary. Allen and Sarah had eleven children, most of whom are named in Allen's will: 111131. Effie May Overturff, b. 29 Dec 1861, d. 26 May 1947, m. Lewis Casner Mechem 3 111132. Dorsey Nelson Overturff, never married 111133. Lillie Belle Overturff, m. John Elmer Lewis 111134. Mary Overturff, m. Charlie Cramlet 111135. Martha (Mattie) Overturff, m. Byers 111136. Harry O. Overturff, m. Mabel Helen Miller 111137. George A. Overturff, never married 111138. Ben Overturff, m. Bertha Morrow 111139. Simon Overturff, m. Myrtle Armentrout 11113A. Margaret Samantha Overturff, m. Austin A. Nutt 11113B. Gardner D. Overturff, died as an infant Sources: 1. Mechem Family History by Ray Mechem, 1986 2. Death record (names his parents, Dorsey Overturff and Martha Deffenbaugh [Carol, is this true?]).[It would be nice to link to a photo of the death record] 3. Will record, Keosauqua, Iowa [transcribe and link to photo] 4. Obituary [Ditto - nice to link to photo] 5. Tombstone [similarly - link to photo] Sixth Generation:
111131. Effie May Overturff was born 29 Dec 1861 in Selma, Iowa and married Lewis Casner Mechem on 20 Dec 1881 in Van Buren Co., IA. He was born 11 Jul 1854 at Abington, Iowa a son of Edmund and Jemima (Graham) Mechem. Casner Mechem moved the family to Mankato, Kansas and then to Hill City, KS before taking a job working for the railroad in Texas. He died 5 Jul 1903 in Houston, Texas. The body was brought back to Kansas for burial in Hope Cemetery, Mankato, Kansas. Effie May returned with the children to Kansas several years later and eventually returned to Iowa where she died 26 May 1947 at Mt. Zion, Iowa.
Effie May and Casner Mechem had six children:
1111311. Allen Edmund Mechem, m. Jenny (?)
1111312. Willie Mechem, b. 1884
1111313. Mary (Mamie) Mechem, b. 2/15/1886, school teacher who never married
1111314. unnamed twin Mechem, b. 2/15/1886 1111315. Nellie Mechem, b. 21 Jan 1888, d. 27 Oct 1954, m. Robert Linn Beatty
1111316. Alma Mechem, never married
Sources: 0. Family records 1. Mechem Family History by Ray Mechem, 1986 Notes: Casner Mechem was a surveyor. He was working for the railroad when he died in Houston.
Seventh Generation: 1111315. Nellie Mechem was born 21 Jan 1888 in a sod house near Hill City, Kansas and married Robert Linn Beatty on 29 Dec 1914 in Mankato, Kansas as recorded on Jewell Co., KS marriage license #2942 and in their obituaries (see transcriptions below). Linn was born 29 Jun 1886 on the family farm near Keosauqua, Iowa, a son of William and Agnes (Gibb) Beatty according to his obituary and the Van Buren County death record. Grandad was a rural mail carrier who drove a jeep! He was tall, 6'6", and very strong. His favorite adult hobby was photography. He was a lifelong member of the Methodist Church. Linn taught school at Russell and Pleasant Plain (north of Selma) before his marriage and afterwards until Harlynn was born. By the time Shirley was born, he was farming. Harlynn Edmun was named after his uncle Allen Edmund, but uncle Allen never acknowledged the letter announcing that, so Harlynn was told that his name was Harlynn Mechem .. until he was preparing to enter the army .. when his dad told him that his name was really Harlynn Edmun !! Uncle Allen Mechem had a job in Washington, D.C. for Linn. He had invented a car and Linn would have a good job as it went into production. When Eleanor was three, the family traveled to Washington for two weeks, but when they arrived there was no job. What's worse, Nellie didn't care much for Allen's wife, Jennie. The family came home. Harlynn's diaper provided one of the memorable incidents of that trip. Nellie was washing it in a stream when it got away and floated downstream. After the trip to Washington, D.C., the family lived in New London, Iowa for a month or two. Linn worked for the railroad as a mechanic in the roundhouse in Burlington for a year or two while living in Mt. Pleasant on Harrison. They then moved to Mt. Zion where Linn bought and ran his own garage and blacksmith shop across the street from the Mt. Zion store. He ran a forge and fixed whatever was brought in. The girls tended the shop whenever Linn was out on a call. They were strictly instructed to close up the shop if the Gypsies came. Gypsies were a plague at that time. They would arrive in carloads and steal you blind. A couple would distract and divert your attention while the rest of them took anything not nailed down. Shirley started school in Mt. Zion. Around 1930 or 31, Linn was appointed the rural mail carrier out of Mt. Zion. When that office closed, he transferred to Keosauqua. The family moved to Keosauqua late in 1936. All the family possessions were lost in a house fire in October of 1936. The family suspected that Harlynn ?? had left a fire burning which caused the fire, but that was never mentioned to him. (Eleanor, is this right?) Linn enjoyed travel and took the family on several memorable trips, one to Salt Lake City. During the trip to Yellowstone a bear got into the model T and ripped up everything trying to get the bacon. They had to back up one mountain that was too steep to drive up forwards.
Nellie died 27 Oct 1954 at the Davis County Hospital, Iowa and was buried at Forbes Cemetery in Van Buren County, Iowa. After her death, Linn married Helen Dickey on 3 Dec 1955, but they had no children. Helen had one son, ?? . Linn died 17 Jun 1970 in the Van Buren County Hospital in Keosauqua and is buried with Nellie at Forbes Cemetery. They had five children and adopted another girl:
11113151 Shirley May Beatty, b. 11 Sep 1917, d. ?, m. John Estel Craig 3,5,0 11113153 Harlynn Edmund Beatty, b. 11/10/1921, d. 10/ 7/1983 Lucille Rambo 3,5,0 11113154 Charlene Marie Beatty, b. 1/31/1925, d. 2/25/1926 3,0 11113155 Winona Alma Beatty, b. 10/ 2/1926, d. 2/27/1986 3,0 11113156 Ruth Eloise Beatty (adopted), b. 2/20/1935, m. Jack Darden 3,0 Sources: 0. family records of Eleanor Strait, their daughter. 1. Marriage License #2942, Jewell county, Kansas. 2. Death records, Keosauqua courthouse, Volume 3, page 536. 3. Obituary, Keosauqua Register. 4. Obituary, Keosauqua Register, November 11, 1954. 5. Census, 1925, Iowa. Notes: There were hard feelings between Linn and Roy after their parents deaths. Linn built a house on the family property (Eleanor guesses about 1915.) When the war broke out, Linn moved from the house so that Roy could occupy it and stay out of the war (being exempt as the head of house.) After the death of their father, Linn and Roy could not agree upon a division of the family property, so it was sold. The court record states, "That the owners of the above described real estate are unable to mutually agree upon a division thereof." It appraised for $8,800 and was sold to Roy for $11,000. Linn received 4,802.62 as his 1/2 after fees, etc were subtracted. --------------------------------- Nellie was born in a sod house near Hill City, Kansas. Ken has a picture. ---------------------------- All those Overturff women wore a really tight corset. Eleanor and Shirley remember their mother wearing a corset forever, even when she was thin. --------------------------------- Shirley has the following letters from Nellie to Linn Beatty, etc. I have a note: August 1913 in Topeka at Aunt Lura's (James Harlan's wife) 9/19/1913 ... grandmother's birthday ... cousin from Seattle. 10/8/1913 Miss Selena Graham ... she and Ruby (both my cousins) went back to Ohio last summer ... Selena's brother and family. 6/23/1914 My cousin Mary Dicken ... there (Seattle, Wash) ... Aunt Maggie Mr Floyd Mechem Kansas City, Mo from Kirke Mechem Topeka, Kansas ------------------------------------------ 12/29/1914 @ Mankato, Kansas marriage of Robert Linn Beatty 28 to Nellie Mechem 26"State of Kansas, Jewell County, ss. Office of the Probate Judge of Said County Be it remembered, that on this 29th day of December, A.D. 1914, there was issued from the office of said Probate Court a Marriage License, of which the following is a true copy: No. 2942 MARRIAGE LICENSE In the Probate Court of Jewell County Dec. 29th 1914 To any person Authorized by Law to Perform the Marriage Ceremony, Greeting: You are hereby authorized to join in Marriage Robert Linn Beatty of Mt. Zion, Iowa Age 28 Nellie Mechem of Mankato, Kansas Age 26 with the consent of ___________________ and of this license, duly endorsed, you will make due return to the office of the State Registrar of Vital Statistics, at Topeka, immediately after performing the ceremony. A. Teeple, Probate Judge This marriage was performed by H.M. Templin, Clergyman, at Mankato, Ks. Dec. 29 - 1914 " ------------------------------ Married, at the home of the bride's mother in Mankato, by Rev. H.M. Templin, on Tuesday, December 29, 1914, Mr. Robert Linn Beatty of Mt. Zion, Iowa, and Miss Nellie Mechem of Mankato. The happy couple left on the afternoon train for Mt. Zion, where they will make their home and where the friends of the bride in this community hope health and happiness may attend them. The Western Advocate Friday, January 1, 1915, page 4 column 4 -------------------------------------------------- 1925 Iowa state Census C.A. Campbell head MW 54 MO 30000 54 8 Doris Campbell wife FW 36 M 36 11 Robert Campbell MW 12 S 12 6 Mona Campbell FW 10 S 10 5 Margret Campbell FW 8 S 8 2 David Campbell MW 5 S 5 Ruth Campbell FW 2 S 2 ... R.L. Beatty head MW 37 MR 37 12 2 Nellie Beatty wife FW 36 M 16 Shirley Beatty FW 7 S 7 2 Eleanor Beatty FW 5 S 5 Harlynn Beatty MW 3 S 3 -------------------------------------------------- " Mr. & Mrs. Rex Strait and family attended a family dinner Wednesday at the home of Mr. & Mrs. Linn Beatty at Keosauqua. Other guests were Mr. & Mrs. Harlan Beatty and family of Kewanee, Ill., Mr. & Mrs. Paul Johnston and family and Mr. & Mrs. John Craig and Terry of Milton." Van Buren County Register Sept. 5, 1957 page 8. --------------------------------------- The LIFE STORY of Nellie Mechem Beatty. Nellie Mechem Beatty, daughter of Casner and Effie Mechem, was born Jan. 21, 1888 near Hill City, Kan. and passed away Oct. 27, 1954 in the Davis County hospital. At the age of four her family moved to Houston, Tex. where they lived until she was graduated from high school. In 1906 the family moved to Iowa and made their home with her grandfather Overturff near Selma. The rest of her life was spent in Iowa except for a brief period in Mankato, Kan., where she was united in marriage to Linn Beatty, Dec. 29, 1914. To this union were born five children. One daughter, Charlene Marie, passed away in infancy. She is survived by her husband Linn, daughters Mrs. Shirley Craig and Mrs. Winona Johnston of Milton, Mrs. Eleanor Strait of Keosauqua, son Harlynn Beatty of Champaign, Ill. and an adopted daughter, Mrs. Ruth Parker of Des Moines. Also surviving are ten grandchildren, one sister, Mamie Mechem of Mt. Zion and one brother Allen Mechem of Pasadena, Calif. She was a member of the Keosauqua Methodist chrrch and taught the primary department of the sunday school. She belonged to the Women's Christian Temperance Union and also to the Ladies Aid in Mt. Zion of which she had been a member for about 30 years. Her greatest pride was in her family and especially her grandchildren, whom she loved dearly. Her passing leaves a void that will never be filled. Funeral was at the Methodist church, Saturday, Oct. 30. Burial at Forbes cemetery. Keosauqua Register, November 11, 1954. -------------------------------------------------- "Entered Into Eternal Rest Wednesday, June 17, 1970 Linn Beatty KEOSAUQUA - Linn Beatty, 83, died at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in Van Buren County Memorial Hospital, where he had been a patient since Jan. 28. The son of Wiliam and Abnes Gibb Beatty, he was born June 29, 1885 near Keosauqua. He had been a rural mail carrier for 26 years. On Dec. 29, 1914 he married Nellie Mechem who died in 1954. On Dec. 3, 1955 he married Helen Dickey who survives. Also surviving are a son, Harlynn at Trenton, Ill.; four daughters, Mrs. Shirley Craig of Milton, Mrs. Eleanor Strait and Mrs. Winona Johnston, both of Keosauqua and Mrs. Ruth Darden of Des Moines; a stepson, Richard Dickey, stationed in Germany with the Army; and 18 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The service will be at 2 p.m, Saturday at the United Methodist Church with burial in Forbes Cemetery. The Rev. James M. Ford will officiate. Catcott Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements." Obituary Ottumwa Daily Courier June 18, 1970 ------------------------------------------------------- "Robert Linn Beatty, son of William and Agnes Gibb Beatty, was born June 29, 1886 near Keosauqua and passed away on June 17, 1970 at the Van Buren County Hospital. He and Nellie Mechem were united in marriage on December 29, 1914 and to this union were born 5 children; Mrs. Shirley Craig, Milton; Mrs. Eleanor Strait, Keosauqua; Harlynn Beatty, Trenton, Illinois; Mrs. Winona Johnston, Lebanon and an infant daughter Charlene Marie, who preceded him in death. Later Mrs. Ruth Darden of Des Moines was adopted by the couple. His wife, Nellie, passed away October 27, 1954. On December 3, 1955, he married Helen Dickey who survives as does a stepson Richard Dickey, located in Germany with the Armed Forces. He was a member of the Keosauqua Methodist Church and for 26 years was a rural mail carrier out of Mt. Zion and later the Keosauqua routes. Preceding him in death were his parents and his brothers and sisters, Ida and Nellie, Herman and Roy, all of Keosauqua. Also surviving are 9 grandchildren, 6 foster grandchildren, 4 step grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren." Unpublished obituary written by his daughter, Eleanor. ------------------------------------- "Death of Little Girl at Mt. Zion Charlene Marie Beatty, the youngest child of Linn and Nellie Beatty, was born Jan. 30, 1925, at Mt. Zion, Iowa, and departed this life Feb. 25, 1926. She was never a strong shild, but she was of a loving and sweet disposition. Her dear little smile will be greatly missed by father, mother, sisters Shirley and Eleanor and little brother Aarlynn (sic)." Eighth Generation:
11113153. Harlynn Edmun Beatty was born 10 Nov 1921 near Selma, Iowa 3,2,4 Mother: Lucille Rambo 1 Marriage: August 24, 1942 Place: Memphis, Missouri 1 Birth: January 29, 1922 Place: Keosauqua, Iowa 1 Harlynn married Helen M. (Seibel) Mitchell 2
14 Apr 1972 Place: Dome at SIUE, Edwardsville, Illinois 2,1
Parents: Henry J. Seibel and Anna C. Munie 2 Death: October 7, 1983 Place: Mt. Olive, Illinois 3,4Burial: Place: Valhalla Gardens of Memory, Belleville, IL 3,4 Harlynn and Lucille had four children, one of whom was: Ronald Stephen Beatty, b. 12 May 1947, never married 1,4 Sources: 1. Personal knowledge of their son, Ron. 2. Marriage License, Edwardsville, Illinois, April 12, 1972. 3. Death Certificate, Macoupin County, Illinois, October 11, 1983. 4. Obituary, Belleville News-Democrat, October 9, 1983, page 5. Notes: Dad was an enthusiastic athlete, amateur photographer and professional engineer. He won local golf tournaments using only three clubs, played basketball into his fortys and was a very fast runner in his youth. He was a Communications Chief Sargeant in the Army during WW II (ETO), graduated BSEE from Iowa State in 1949 and worked as a electrical engineer and later as a corrosion control engineer until retirement. He was a firm disciplinarian and taught his children respect for others. Once he left Keosauqua, he certainly got around. The army sent him to boot camp in ??, to electricians school in Connecticut and into the war in Europe. The GI bill helped him through school in Ames. We lived in three different houses in Ames and three more in Kewanee, Illinois. After that he lived in Belleville, Trenton and Belleville again for the remainder of his life. ----------------------------------------- Army of the United States Separation Qualification Record Beatty, Harlynn E. Army Serial #: 37 427 398 Grade: SGT Address: Keosauqua, Iowa Date of entry into active service: 29 Aug 1942 Date of separation: 6 Dec 1945 Date of birth: 10 Nov 1921 Place of separation: Camp Grant, Ill. Military occupation assignments: 3 months PVT Artillery Basic 521 37 months SGT Communications Chief 524 Communications chief 542: Supervised a communication section in the installation, operation and maintenance of the following communication facilities; wire, radio and air ground contact. Supervised the laying, maintenance and recovery of wire. Directed telephone, telegraph and radio operations in receipt and transmission of calls and messages. Served in ETO for 14 months. Military education: Searchlight school, Sch'dy QM Depot - N.Y. 6 weeks in 1942. Sound Ranging School, Ft. Sill, Okla. 4 weeks in 1944. Instruction included both theory and practical work in all types of equipment employed by the Army in Communication work. Civilian education: completed 12th grade with a diploma in 1939 from Keosauqua H.S. Civilian occupations: Butter Churner 4-06.330: Worked for Keosauqua Cooperative Creamery, Keosauqua, Ia., from Aug. 1939 to Aug. 1942 and churned butter and tested it for moisture content. Other duties were to grade, weigh and sample cream and test it for butter fat content. ------------------------------------------------------ HQ 8th FA OBSN BN Certification of Awards 31 August 1945 Harlynn E. Beatty ASN 37427398 is authorized to wear the following service medals: decorations and a Bronze Service Star on his European-African-Middle Eastern Theater Ribbon for battle participation in each of the Campaigns indicated below: Medal, Decorations Auth: HQ of issue: Date: and Campaigns: EAMET Cir #1 War Dept 1 Jan 43 Good Conduct SO # 13 291st FA Obsn Bn 30 Jan 45 Bronze Star GO # 360 78th Inf. Div. 29 Jul 45 Ardennes Ltr 200.6 ETOUSA 21 Jun 45 Rhineland Ltr 200.6 ETOUSA 28 Jun 45 Central Europe Ltr 200.6 ETOUSA 26 Jun 45 By order of Lt. Col. Calvin A.L. Dickey ------------------------------------------------------- A Roster of Van Buren Co., Iowa Veterans of Foreign Wars 1898-1975 pub 1980 by Clem Topping p 47. Beatty, Harlyn Edmun res. Keosauqua b. Nov. 10, 1921; served in Army, Aug. 15, 1942 to Dec. 6, 1945. ------------------------------------------------------- Resume: Harlynn E. Beatty - Electrical Engineer Address - Box 151, Scott AFB, Illinois. Tel. No. - Alpine 6-2741 Born - Nov. 10, 1921 at Selma, Iowa. Height - 6'0" Weight - 190 # Married - 4 children - Methodist. Education: Keosauqua High School - Keosauqua, Iowa - 1939 Norwich U. - Northfield, Vt. ) Basic Engineering - 1944 C.C.N.Y. - New York ) Iowa State U. - Ames, Iowa - B.S.E.E. - 1949 Additionsl Training: Transformer Principles - Illinois Power Co. - 1955 ... Hobbies - Photography and Coin Collecting Sports - Golf and Bowling ---------------------------------------------------- Passport in possession of son, Ron. ---------------------------------------------------- " MARRIAGE LICENSE The People of the State of Illinois Madison County To any Person legally authorized to solemnize Marriage GREETINGS Marriage may be celebrated Between Mr. Harlynn E. Beatty of Collinsville in the County of Madison and State of Illinois of the age of -50- years and M Helen M. Mitchell of Collinsville in the County of Madison and State of Illinois of the age of -47- years Witness Eulalia Hotz, County Clerk and the seal of said County at her Office in Edwardsville, in said County this 12th day of April A.D. 1972. By Deleye Prares Deputy Eulalia Hotz County Clerk State of Illinois } s.s. I Chas E Turner Madison County } an ordained minister hereby certify that Mr. Harlynn E. Beatty and Mrs. Helen M. Mitchell were united in Marriage by me at Edwardsville (S.I.U. Religious Center), in the County of Madison and State of Illinois on the 14th day of April A.D. 1972 Chas E Turner 9 Logan Pl, Edwardsville, Ill. " ---- backside ---- "No. 35328 Department Of Public Health Marriage License Return of a Marriage to County Clerk ADULT 1. Full Name of GROOM Harlynn E. Beatty Mr. Harlynn E. Beatty 2. Place of Residence Collinsville with 3. Occupation Engineer M Helen M. Mitchell 4. Age next Birthday 51 yrs. Color White Race Caus. 5. Place of Birth Selma, Iowa 6. Father's Name Linn Beatty Issued April 12th 1972 7. Mother's Maiden Name Nellie Mechem 8. Number of Groom's Marriage 2nd Married April 14 1972 9. Full Name of BRIDE Helen M. Mitchell Maiden Name, if a Widow H. M. Seibel 10. Place of Residence Collinsville 11. Age next Birthday 48 Yrs. Color White Race Caus. Registered May 2 1972 12. Place of Birth Belleville, Ill. 13. Father's Name Henry J. Seibel Marriage Register 56 14. Mother's Maiden Name Anna C, Munie Page 516 15. Number of Bride's Marriage 2nd 16. Married at Edwardsville in the County of Madison and State of Illinois, the 14th day of April 1972 17. Witnesses to Marriage Nancy E. Will Norma R. Ashauer " ... -------------------------------------------------------------- Registration State of Illinois District # 590H Coroner's Certificate of Death Deceased: Harlynn E. Beatty Male Date of Death: October 7, 1983 Race: Origin: Age last Birthday: Date of Birth: County of Death: White American 61 Nov. 10, 1921 Macoupin Mt. Olive Twp. R.R. #1 Box 48 Mt. Olive State of Birth: Iowa Citizen of: USA Married Surviving Spouse: Helen Seibel SSN: 481-14-5530 Engineer M.A.C. SAFB In armed Services in WW II Residence: 717 Royal Heights Rd. Belleville, Illinois, St. Clair County Father: Robert L. Beatty Mother: Nellie Mechen (sic) Informant: Helen Beatty, wife, 717 Royal Heights Road. Belleville, IL 62223 Death was Caused by interval between onset and death a) Cardiac arrythmia - arrest immed b) ____ occlusion R coronary artery 1 day to years ____ occlusion ant Dec cor artery c) ____ Coronary years autopsy: yes Natural causes Pronounced Dead October 8, 1983 at 12:45 A.M. Coroner: Wesley C. Landers Physician: William K Delfe Burial at Valhalla Cemetery, Belleville, Illinois October 11, 1983 Funeral Home Geo. Renner & Sons 120 N. Illinois St. Belleville, Illinois 62220 ... I hereby certify that the foregoining is a true and correct copy of the death record for the decedent named at item 1, and that this record was established and filed in my office in accordance with the provisions of the Illinois Vital Records Act. ... At Staunton, Illinois ------------------------------------------------- obituary " Harlynn E. Beatty, 61, of Belleville, died on Friday, October 7, 1983, at St. Francis Hospital in Litchfield, Il. He was a retired corrosion engineer at M.A.C. Headquarters at Scott Air Force base; a member of VFW Post 7983 of Trenton, IL, Illinois Society of Professional Engineers, Scott Field Post of the Society of Professional Engineers, and an Army Veteran of World War II. Preceeding him in death were his parents, Robert and Nellie, nee Mechem, Beatty. Surviving are his wife, the former Helen Seibel; three sons, Ronald Beatty of Edwardsville, Dale Beatty of Minneapolis, MN, and Dean Beatty of Belleville; a step son, Stephen Mitchell of Belleville; a daughter, Carol Axtell of St. Louis, MO; three sisters, Shirley Craig of Milton, IA, Eleanor Strait and Winona Johnson, both of Keosauqua, IA; and four grandchildren, Eric Axtell, Kelly Ann Mitchell, Benjamin Beatty, and Sarah Beatty. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, October 11, at the George Renner and Sons Funeral Home in Belleville. Burial will be in Valhalla Gardens of Memory in Belleville. Friends may call after 3 p.m. on Monday, October 10, at the funeral home." Belleville News Democrat, October 9, 1983, page 5; Trenton Sun; Keosauqua ; Nineth Generation: |