When I come to the end of the day

And the sun has set for me
I want no rites in a gloom-filled room.
Why cry for a soul set free?

Miss me a little, but not too long
And not with your head bowed low.
Remember the love that we once shared-
Miss me, but let me go.

For this is a journey we all must take
And each must go alone.
It’s all a part of the Maker’s plan,
A step on the road to home.

When you are lonely and sick at heart
Go to the friends we know
And bury your sorrows in doing good deeds-

Miss me, but let me go.

Henrietta Beatty, 91, of Mexico, died at 8:42 a.m. Tuesday July 2, 2003, at Mexico Manor.

A graveside service will be held on Saturday, July 5, 2003, at 2 p.m. at East Lawn Memorial Park under the direction of Pickering Funeral Home. The Rev. Rick Smith will officiate. There will be no visitation.

Mrs. Beatty was born on Sept. 17, 1911, in Auxvasse, a daughter of John H. and Maimee Brett Beckley. On Nov. 28, 1930, in Mexico, she married Clarence E. “Bill” Beatty, who died on April 17, 1992. Mrs. Beatty was a graduate of Mexico High School, and had the honor of winning the contest for naming the Mexico High School football field “Hawthorne Heights.”

She was an active member of First Baptist Church in Mexico, and had served on the Finance Committee. She retired from First National Bank as Vice-President in 1977, after working there for 30 years. Before going to the bank she had worked at several local businesses.

Survivors include one daughter, Doris Weber and her husband Randall, Mexico; three grandchildren and six great grandchildren.

Two brothers, Howard and Lawrence Beckley, and one sister, Minnie Connour, preceded her in death.

Memorials may be sent to the First Baptist Church, 600 East Promenade, Mexico, MO 65265.

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