Ray Beaty Jr.

Nov 2, 2009

Ray \"Bruce\" Beaty Jr., 58, of Sweetwater, went to be with the Lord on Monday, Nov. 2, 2009, at his residence.

He was a loving husband and devoted father. He worked for the Monroe County Board of Education since 1973, serving as a teacher, principal and as the current director of special education. He loved the Lord and he loved to serve the Lord. He was a member of Mt. Verd Baptist Church, where he served as deacon and Sunday school teacher. He was preceded in death by his father, Ray Bruce Beaty Sr.

Survivors include his loving wife of 37 years, Pam Beaty; one son and daughter-in-law, Mark and Tiffany Beaty of Maryville; one daughter and son-in-law, Sara and Josh Harris of Sweetwater; two grandsons, Preston Beaty and Noah Harris; his mother, Nellie Beaty of Sweetwater; three sisters and brothers-in-law, Carolyn and Rob Scott of Winter Haven, Fla., Betty and John French of Tellico Plains, and Lois and Bill Jones of Chattanooga; his mother-in-law and stepfather-in-law, Geneva and Jerry Anderson of Niota; one brother-in-law, Lynn Robinson of Niota; two nieces and several nephews.

The body is at Kyker Funeral Home, where the family will receive friends from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, with the funeral service to follow at 8 p.m. in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Donnie Dalton, the Rev. T.D. Burgess and the Rev. Ted Watson officiating. Burial will be 11 a.m. Wednesday in Sweetwater Memorial Park.

Kyker Funeral Home of Sweetwater is in charge of arrangements.