Jennings Raymond Beaty Jr, 74, joined his wife in eternal peace on Monday, July 13, 2020 at Unity Point Methodist Hospital in Peoria.
He was born on November 2, 1945 in Baltimore, Maryland to Jennings and Catherine (Appler) Beaty. They preceded him in death.
He married Sonja Elaine Taylor on November 13, 1966 in Baltimore, Maryland. She preceded him in death on April 14, 2019.
He is survived by three children: Catherine Beaty Surowka (Griffin), of Richmond, Virginia: Christopher Raymond Beaty (Veronica), of Virginia Beach, Virginia: and Craig Hunter Beaty (Diana), of Canton, Illinois. He was blessed with seven grandchildren, Brittany, Justin, Stephen, Jordan, Matthew, Jacob, Ryan, five great grandchildren, Mackenzie, Thomas, Mason, Scarlett and Maryn with one more due in March of 2021. Two brothers, Russell (Sharon) Beaty, Charles “Butch” (the late Phyllis “Pat”) Beaty, two sisters, Margie (Donny) Harris and Jean (late Robert) Rodeheaver also survive.
He was also preceded in death by one brother Elwood Beaty.
Jennings served proudly in the U.S. Navy for 25 years retiring in 1989. He was a lifetime member of the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Most of all Jennings was a loving and devoted Husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend. He not only served his country but he also served his family.
Cremation rites have been accorded and there will be no local services. The family is planning a burial of Jennings’ ashes, with military rites, along with his loving wife’s ashes on their 54th wedding anniversary at the family cemetery in North Carolina.
May God grant him fair winds and following seas.
Oaks-Hines Funeral Home and Crematory in Canton has been entrusted with arrangements.
Memorials may be made to the U.S. Navy Memorial at 701 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington D.C. 20004 or to St Judes’s Children’s Hospital.
To leave online condolences, please visit www.oakhinesfuneralhome.com
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