Subject: ObitMessenger Results Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 16:22:34 +0000 (GMT) From: ObitMessenger <ObitMessenger@legacy.com> To: "njlady@optonline.net" <njlady@optonline.net> Here are your customized ObitMessenger results for 11/18/03. Results are included only for those newspapers from which ObitMessenger found a match. Keyword: Beatty Rachael Norma Williams - (Eureka Times-Standard) Rachael Norma Williams, born January 4, 1913, in Wisconsin, passed away November 15, 2003, in Eureka. Mom was one of eight children born to John and Martha Bastian. In 1942, mom and dad moved to the Bay Area, where mom welded ships during World War II. After the war, mom and dad packed up their children and bought land on Kneeland where she and Glenn built our home. There mom raised her children. Mom gave us the best things in life; home baked bread, fresh vegetables from the garden, tons of love, and tender songs to fall asleep to. In 1961 mom became Postmaster at Kneeland, working to serve her community until she was 75 years young. On November 15, 2003, as we kissed mom and told her how very much we loved her, she gently slipped away from us to beautiful Isle of Somewhere. Rachael is survived by her sons, Gordon Williams of Gasquet, CA, Thomas Dryer of Juno, Alaska; daughters, Nancy Spalding of Lake Shastina, CA, Judy Cleveland of Kneeland, CA, Rebecca Williams of Shingletown, CA, Norma Johnson of Mad River, CA, Debbie Williams-Beatty of Shingletown, CA; grandchildren, Debbie, Kathy, Donald, Vincent, Damon, Richard, Rusty, Vickie, Shelly, Mike, Lori Ann, Marta, Sara, Rachael, Heather and Quinn Trinity; 16 great grandchildren with two more on the way!; sister, Joyce Wright of Paso Robols, CA, mom loved you deeply Auntie Joyce; and many friends within the Seventh-Day Adventist Church and within the community of Kneeland, these people were very important to her and she cared deeply for their wellbeing. You brought much joy to our mother’s life and for that we are extremely thankful. Rachael was preceded in death by her husband, Glenford Belas Williams; daughter, Ramona; and son, Gerald. She was also preceded by two great grandchildren, Laura Lee and Linda Lorraine; and one grandson who is always in our hearts, Scott Edward Vincent. Family and friends are invited to attend funeral services, on Tuesday, November 18, 2003, at the Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 4251 “F” Street, Eureka, CA, at 12:00 p.m. Services are under the direction of Sanders Funeral Home. ..................................................................................................... Ida Burtis Beatty - (Houston Chronicle) IDA BURTIS BEATTY, 92, died 11/11/03, after a long, full and happy life, in Houston, Texas. Nanny was born 7/29/11 in Rock Hill, New York. She was the daughter of Maxwell and Lena Burtis and the widow of Everett Beatty, Sr. She lived in Monroe, New York for most of her life, where she was a licensed real estate agent. She moved to Houston in 1986. Nanny was very generous, loved flowers, knitting, playing bridge and most of all, her family. A loving mother, mother-in-law, grandmother and great-grandmother, Nanny is survived by her son Everett, his wife Deborah of Houston; her daughter Diane, her husband Raymond McGhee of Monroe; her 9 grandchildren Janey, Kathy, her husband Steve Sherlock, Shannon, her husband John Andolina, Debbie, Michelle, Michael, Lauren, Marty, Heather, her husband Kenneth Gopel; her 3 great-grandchildren Claire, Jack Everett and Sam; and her great-nephew SFC Gordon Lindley. Graveside services were held at The Rock Hill Cemetery. A mass will be said for her at St. John Vianney Catholic Church on Thursday, 11/20/03 at 7:00pm. Memorial donations may be made to the Ronald McDonald House in Houston or the Brookwood Community in Brookshire. -- Diane Ward Sives Lineage 130B