Charles "Chuck" Edgar

Beaty

Charles “Chuck” Edgar Beaty

Chuck was the son of Dr and Mrs. Edgar Beaty and the grandson of Charles and Elizabeth Holtzendorff Adams, and Alva and Radie Yeargin Beaty who all preceded him.

Chuck is survived by his sisters, Helen and Kathryn Ann Beaty of Murfreesboro, Uncle Joe Beaty of Warren County, TN and cousins Carolyn and Tom Miller, Jeff Eric, Kent and Jerry Beaty, Glen Green and Kimberly Davis.

Chuck (Charles as we called growing up in Murfreesboro) attended Campus School for 8 years, the old Central High School for 3 years, and graduate from Oakland High School in 1973. During the years of his youth Chuck attained the rank of Eagle Scoutt and spent many summers working at Boy Scout Camps in North Carolina and in Massachusetts. This experience began an interest in Chuck of wanting to live close to nature and close to the land, a love that would stay with him the rest of his life.

During high school years earned honors as a senior and was given the award as a Senior for Highest achievement and outstanding student in History and Social Studies. During those years Chuck was chosen by the Tennessee US House of Representatives Joe L Evins to serve as his page in Congress, Chuck learned so much and thrived in this position. He loved living in Washington DC and for the rest of his life Chuck told stories about his time there. This experience led to Chuck’s life-long interest in government, politics, current events and issues related to humanitarian issues, and to conservation and environmental issues. He was always a highly informed person about what was going on in the world today.

Chuck was a graduate of the University of Tennessee Knoxville with a political science major. Always a conscientious student he made the Dean’s list most semester and graduated Phi Beta Kappa.

Chuck always chose places to work where he could be in the out of doors and close to the land. For the last 20 years he worked for the Army Corp of Engineers at Percy Priest Lake. His supervisors have expressed to me they would like it known just how much they appreciate Chuck’s service and dedication there. Chuck’s heart was really there at the lake and with the many people he worked with at the lake.

Chuck was a kind and gentle soul who enjoyed music and attending live music shows. He loved his little sheltie Kelly and before her his sheltie Molly. He enjoyed watching football games especially watching the Tennessee Vols games. He is already greatly missed by those of us who loved him.

There will no formal funeral, but a dinner will be Saturday November 21st 11:00AM until 1:00PM at Woodfin Memorial Chapel in Murfreesboro. Everyone who would like to join us for this informal but loving gathering is invited. Charitable contributions to honor and remember Chuck can be made to the Nature Conservancy in his honor. A contribution to the Nature Conservancy can easily be done online. www.woodfinchapel.com