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Jerry Beaty, 82, of Creston, died Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, at Creston Specialty Care in Creston. A Celebration of Life Memorial Service will be held at a later date. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery, south of Creston, at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the family to be determined. Online condolences may be given at www.powersfh.com.
Jerry Lynn Beaty was born May 26, 1942, the daughter of Henry Howard Oak and Dorothy Laura (Long) Oak, in Centerville. On Nov. 1, 1958, Jerry was united in marriage to Samuel K. Beaty at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. She then graduated from Marshalltown High School in 1960.
In the beginning of their married life, Jerry was primarily a homemaker and active mother, raising her and Sam’s three children, Jack, Scott and Rebecca. Later, she became co-owner and office manager of Coen-Beaty Funeral Homes she and Sam operated in Creston, Lenox, Villisca and Corning. Before ending her working career, Jerry worked as a secretary at Crossroads Behavioral Health Services in Creston.
Jerry enjoyed many things in life and lived it to the fullest, whether she was at the casino, playing bingo with friends and family or making those annual shopping trips with her girls. She was an avid collector of teddy bears, gnomes and her lovely tea pots. You could catch her cheering on the Kansas City Chiefs with the occasional glass of white zinfandel. More importantly, Jerry cherished the time spent with her family and especially the grandkids.
She is survived by her husband, Sam Beaty of Creston; her children, Jack Beaty of Lenox, Scott Beaty (special friend Lorie Mestdagh) of Urbana and Rebecca (Robert) Hague of Creston; her brother Jack Oak of Edmond, Oklahoma; her grandchildren, Jesse Beaty (significant other Angie), Kalina (Dominik) Shakespeare, McKenna Beaty, Brooke Hague and Zachary (Mason) Hague; along with two great-granddaughters, Evelyn and Mya Mae.
She was preceded in death by her parents; in-laws, Lloyd and Marguerite Beaty; sisters-in-law, Sandy Oak and Marcie Oak and her beloved best friend Pattie Rouh.