Eugene H. Beatty

Eugene H. Beatty, 71, of 229 Grant Street, died at 9:24 a.m. Wednesday September 9, 2009 at Sugar Creek Station. A son of Edward and Doris Hunter Beatty he was born in Oil City on March 21, 1938. Mr. Beatty had been employed as a machinist at Franklin Steel. He also had driven school bus for the Franklin district and for many years was the distribution manager of the Erie Times News in the Franklin area. He was a member of the Franklin Lions Club and the Allegheny Jeepers. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and antique automobiles. On January 3, 1960 he married the former Rita Stanley who survives along with three children Kenneth E. Beatty and his wife Deb, Betty J. Owens and her husband Rick of Franklin and Judith A. March and her husband Garland of Conneaut Lake; 5 grandchildren Robert E. Beatty and his special friend Monica Ferro of Franklin, Nathan Beatty and his wife Monica of Polk, Josey Beatty, Beth Owens and her special friend Bob Sweeney and Amanda Owens and her fianc��e Andy Barrett all of Franklin; and 6 great-grandchildren Austin Beatty, Caiden Beatty, Renee Larimore, Kaycee Sweeney, Kalyn Sweeney and Breanna Barrett. Also surviving are two brothers Robert Beatty of Oregon, James Beatty and his wife Brenda of Florida and four sisters Arnetta Bahlow and her husband Harry of Tennessee, Sally Andres and her husband Dick of Cochranton, Daisy Hawke and her husband John and Kim Bjick both of Oil City. He was preceded in death by his parents, a grandson James Beatty, a bother Edward Beatty Jr. and a sister Mel Bernadine Ray. Friends will be received in the Huff Chapel, 312 W. Park St. from 2-4 & 7-9 p.m. Friday. Funeral services will be held in the funeral home at 2 p.m. Saturday with Rev. Harry Bahlow, Mr. Beatty?s brother-in-law officiating. Interment will be made in Sunset Hill Memorial Gardens. Memorial donations may be made to the VNA of Venango County, 491 Allegheny Blvd. Suite G, Franklin PA 16323