Susan (Cox) Beatty (1842-1920)

COX, BEATTY

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 2/9/2012 at 22:26:02

From Nevada Representative June 10, 1920

OBITUARY

SUSAN BEATTY

The death of Mrs. Susan Beatty, which occurred a little past one o'clock Thursday morning, June 3rd, ninteen hundred and twenty, without warning and totally unexpected, came as a very great shock not only to her immediate family but to the entire community of which she was a highly esteemed and honored member. The cause of her sudden collapse was neuralgia of the heart. During her more than a half century of residence in Nevada, as a thoughtful home keeper, a devoted mother, a kindly neighbor, a consecrated church worker and a helpful colaborer in a enterprises promotive of the local and general welfare, she won a warm place in the hearts of our people and died mourned aas one of our best beloved citizens. She was especially devoted in her church relations, which were with the Central Presbyterian of this city. She honored it with an exemplary Christian life; met with unflagging fidelity its various implied obligations; and encouraged with due emphasis its missionary societies and its other auxilliary organizations and activities.

Mrs. Beatty's maiden name was Susan Cox and she was born in Knox county, Ohio, September 16, 1842, and at the time of demise was close up to her seventy-eighth birthday anniversary. She was the last surviving member of her family. her girlhood days were passed in Ohio and Indiana. In August 1860, at Michigan City, of the latter state, she was united in marriage with Mr. John Beatty. The children born to them were three. The eldest, a son, Frank, died in 1881, thus leaving a daughter, Flora, and a son, Will J., who still survive to mourn the double loss of both father and mother.

At the close of the Civil War, in which great struggle for the preservation of the Union, Mr. Beatty born an honorable part. The family home, in the middle sixties, was established in Nevada, and from that time to the present here remained. Mr. Beatty's business activities during his residence in Nevada, included a clerkship in the general merchandise pioneer store of I. A. Ringheim and the conducting of a funiture establishment. He took an active part in politics, served eight years as post master, several terms on the city council and several years on the board of trustees of the state school for the deaf, at Council Bluffs. Mr. Beatty's death occurred 22 years ago the 13th day of May just past.

When the days of widowhood came into her life experience, Mrs. Beatty accepted its added burdens and responsibilities with a brave, prayerful and Christian spirit. By her careful management of the family estate its value has been materially increased as the years have come and gone; by her friendly and helpful attitude toward organized and informal social forees, she earned and held the high regard of her fellow citizens; and home affairs, she won the enduring affection of her children. Surely no daughter and son ever had better reasons for mother worship than the two surviving members of the bereft houshold, Flora and Will J. Beatty. The floral tokens of loving remembrance were numerous and beautiful.

The funeral services were held at the home Saturday afternoon, June 5th, 1920, at three o'clock, and were conducted by her pastor, Rev. Mr. Walz, assisted by Dr. Innes of the College Presbyterian church. Dr. Innes was a former pastor of the Nevada church and officiated at the funeral of Mr. Beatty twenty-two years ago. The interment was in Nevada's beautiful "city of the dead," beside kindred dust.

Out-of-town special friends of Mrs. Beatty and famiy, were Mrs. O. O. Roe and Mr. and Mrs. Jones of Des Moines, Miss Margaret Mills, Omaha, Ruth Harper, Jefferson, and a cousin, Mr. Will Van Horn, of Albion, Miss Margaret Wright of Des Moines and Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Wray of Marshalltown.