HELEN BEATTY

Helen Creighton Beatty, age 81, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 9:13 p.m. Friday, January 2, 2009 at Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne. Born December 29, 1927 in Chicago, IL she was the daughter of Robert E. and Elizabeth (Walker) Creighton.She attended Aquinas High School in Chicago graduating with the Class of 1945. She also attended St. Mary's College in South Bend. She began her career as a receptionist at Citizens State Bank, working her way up to vice-president and branch manager of Citizens National/Star Bank retiring in April of 1994 after 28 years of service. She married Lloyd "Mike" Beatty in 1975 at her home in Columbia City. She has been a resident of Whitley County since 1952, and was proud of her contributions to the community. She was a member of St. Paul of the Cross Catholic Church where she served on the finance committee, a member of Tri-Kappa, Delts, People Preserving History and Friends of the Library.Survivors include her daughter, Lynne Barry of Columbia City; 4 sons, Tom (Pam) Barry of Indianapolis, Bob (Vicki) Barry of Fort Wayne, Martin (fianc Melinda Taulbee) Barry and Kevin (Becky) Barry both of Columbia City; 8 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Lloyd "Mike" Beatty and a brother, Robert Creighton.Visitation is Wednesday, January 7, 2009 from 4-8 p.m. with a prayer vigil to be held at 7:30 p.m. at DeMoney-Grimes Countryside Park Funeral Home, 600 Countryside Drive, Columbia City, IN. Funeral service is Thursday, January 8, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Paul of the Cross Catholic Church, 315 S. Line Street, Columbia City with Father Larry Kramer officiating. Burial will follow at Greenhill Cemetery. Memorials may be given in memory of Mrs. Beatty to the Peabody Public Library. Please visit www.demoneygrimes.com to send family condolences or sign the guest register book.Click here to view video tribute**Video may take up to 2 minutes to load.