Rachel Jean (Shelton) Beatty

A celebration of life for Rachel J. (Shelton) Beatty, 87, of Washington, formerly of Mt. Pleasant, will be held Friday, December 17, 2021, at 11:00 AM at the 1st United Methodist Church in Mt. Pleasant with Reverend David Bracht-Wagner officiating. Burial will follow at Forest Home Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 9 AM until service time at the church. A memorial fund has been established for the National T.T.T. Society Camping For Girls Project Fund. Rachel Beatty died Monday, December 13, 2021, at Halcyon House in Washington follow a decline in health. The Beatty Funeral Home is assisting the family.

Rachel Jean (Shelton) Beatty was born February 20, 1934, in Allerton, Iowa, the daughter of Clayton Elliott and Wilma Grace (Hiltabidle) Shelton. She graduated as valedictorian at Allerton High School class and graduated from Iowa State University with a bachelor’s in science. Rachel taught school for ten years. On June 24, 1956, she was united in marriage to Robert Beatty at the Clio Methodist Church. The couple owned and operated the Beatty Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant for many years. Rachel was a member of the 1st United Methodist Church of Mt. Pleasant, where she served in the United Methodist Women’s group. She was the director of Campfire Girls, active in Shining Trail Council of the Girls Scouts and Southeast Iowa Council of the Boy Scouts of America and served in many clubs, including the National T.T.T. Society of Iowa. Rachel loved plays and musicals and attended at the high school, community, regional and Broadway levels.

Survivors include her son Mark (Susan) Beatty of Washington, daughter Lori (Steve) Petros of Willow, AK; four grandchildren: Samantha Grace Fye, Ashley (Calvin) Graybill, Alaina Beatty, and Alijah Beatty; one great-granddaughter Millie Jean Graybill; twin brother Ronald (Judy) Shelton of Scottsdale, AZ, sister Mary Ann (Roger) Christensen of Ogden, IA, and cousin/brother of the heart Richard “Butch” Shelton of Omaha, NE.

Preceding Rachel in death were her parents and her husband Robert Beatty on June 17, 2020.