Betty Lou Beatty, 97 of Columbus, Ohio died Wednesday, August 28, 2024, at 3:25 p.m. at Scioto Community in Columbus where she had been residing since 2020.
Betty was born January 8, 1927, in Springfield, Ohio to Dwight and Gertrude Mantz Wilcox. She was a graduate of Hamilton High School in Hamilton, Ohio and lived most of her life in Greenfield and Washington Court House before moving to the Columbus area.
She was a Licensed Practical Nurse and had formerly worked for Dr. Doane in Greenfield and Dr. Young in Mount Sterling.
She enjoyed all aspects of the harness racing business and had been an owner of standardbred racehorses. She was a member of the Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association and the United States Trotting Association. She had formerly attended the First Presbyterian Church in Greenfield.
On May 5, 1952, she married Hugh Edwin Beatty. He preceded her in death on November 5, 1993. She was also preceded by a brother, Dwight Wilcox.
Betty is survived by a son, Hugh J. “Sandy” Beatty and his wife, Sandra, of Orient, Ohio; two grandchildren, Adam C. Beatty and his wife, Courtney, and Rachel (Landon Hall) Beatty; a great granddaughter, Ava Marie Taylor Hall and a brother, Richard Wilcox of Rochester, NY.
The funeral will be Wednesday, September 4, 2024, at 12 Noon. at the Kirkpatrick Funeral Home in Washington Court House with Danny Dodds officiating.. Burial will follow in the Greenfield Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home one hour prior to the service on Wednesday.
www.kirkpatrickfuneralhome.com
My condolences to family and friends. So sorry for your loss 🙏