Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameJames Richard “Rick” Beattie 
Birth9 Mar 1949, Rowan County, NC
Death29 May 2015
Burial4 Jun 2015, Salisbury National Cemetery Annex, Salisbury, Rowan County, NC
FatherJames Franklin “Jim” Beattie (1924-2009)
MotherBetty Lorene Eagle (1927-1998)
Spouses
Birth21 Oct 1947, Bay County, Florida
Death20 Feb 1993
BurialRowan Memorial Park, Salisbury, Rowan County, NC
Marriage25 Jun 1967
ChildrenKristina Renae “Kris” (1969-)
Richard Bryan (1973-)
Jonathan Blaine (1975-)
Birth25 Feb 1948, Guilford County, NC
Death21 Feb 2018, Glenn A. Kiser Hospice House, Salisbury, Rowan County, NC
Burial1 Mar 2018, Salisbury National Cemetery Annex, Salisbury, Rowan County, NC
Notes for James Richard “Rick” Beattie
James Richard Beattie
James Richard Beattie, 66, of Salisbury, passed away Friday, May 29, 2015, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Salisbury on March 9, 1949, he was the son of the late Jim and Betty Eagle Beattie.
Mr. Beattie was educated in Rowan County Schools. He graduated from Boyden High School and received a business degree from Rowan Cabarrus Community College. A wounded Vietnam veteran, he served in the U.S. Army from 1969-1972. The majority of his professional life was spent as manager and then owner of Beattie's Open Kitchen. A member of Calvary Lutheran Church, Mr. Beattie was an avid tennis player and enjoyed fishing, mystery novels and Late Night with David Letterman.
He was preceded in death by his first wife of 26 years, Gloria Mitchell Beattie.
Those left to cherish his memory are his wife of 22 years, Virginia Dare Beattie; sons Bryan Beattie of Salisbury, Jonathan Beattie of Salisbury; daughters Kris Cornelison (Brent) of Elkin, Britt Adams Caraway of Salisbury; brother Terry L. Beattie (Karen) of Dallas, Texas; grandchildren Kaley Cornelison, Michael Harwood, Tyler Beattie, John Stephenson, Cameron Arrowood.
Graveside Service: 2 p.m. Thursday, June 4 at Salisbury National Cemetery with the Rev. Dr. Steve Sales officiating. Military rites will be performed by the Lyerly Volunteer Honor Guard and the Patriot Riders.
Memorials: In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Humane Society of Rowan County, or Meals on Wheels of Rowan County.
Lyerly Funeral Home is serving the Beattie family.
Salisbury Post, 3 Jun 2015
James Richard Beattie, 66, of Salisbury, passed away Friday, May 29, 2015, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Salisbury on March 9, 1949, he was the son of the late Jim and Betty Eagle Beattie.
Mr. Beattie was educated in Rowan County Schools. He graduated from Boyden High School and received a business degree from Rowan Cabarrus Community College. A wounded Vietnam veteran, he served in the U.S. Army from 1969-1972. The majority of his professional life was spent as manager and then owner of Beattie's Open Kitchen. A member of Calvary Lutheran Church, Mr. Beattie was an avid tennis player and enjoyed fishing, mystery novels and Late Night with David Letterman.
He was preceded in death by his first wife of 26 years, Gloria Mitchell Beattie.
Those left to cherish his memory are his wife of 22 years, Virginia Dare Beattie; sons Bryan Beattie of Salisbury, Jonathan Beattie of Salisbury; daughters Kris Cornelison (Brent) of Elkin, Britt Adams Caraway of Salisbury; brother Terry L. Beattie (Karen) of Dallas, Texas; grandchildren Kaley Cornelison, Michael Harwood, Tyler Beattie, John Stephenson, Cameron Arrowood.
Graveside Service: 2 p.m. Thursday, June 4 at Salisbury National Cemetery with the Rev. Dr. Steve Sales officiating. Military rites will be performed by the Lyerly Volunteer Honor Guard and the Patriot Riders.
Memorials: In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Humane Society of Rowan County, or Meals on Wheels of Rowan County.
Lyerly Funeral Home is serving the Beattie family.
Salisbury Post, 3 Jun 2015