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Eleanor A Beatty Strait

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Birth	:	17 Sep 1919 Selma, Van Buren County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	27 Jan 2018 Keosauqua, Van Buren County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Pittsburg Rural Cemetery, Keosauqua, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.7490000, -91.9960000
Description	:	Eleanor A. Strait, 98, of Keosauqua, Iowa passed away on January 27, 2018 at Keosauqua Health Care Center in Keosauqua. She was born on September 17, 1919 to Linn and Nellie Mechem Beatty near Selma, Iowa. She graduated from Keosauqua High School in 1937 in the top 10% of her class. She attended Iowa State Teachers College (UNI) and taught several years in Van Buren County rural schools. She married Rex Strait on March 15, 1941 in Keosauqua, Iowa. He preceded her in death on January 7, 2010. Together Rex and Eleanor raised three children on the family farm.... Read More	Eleanor A. Strait, 98, of Keosauqua, Iowa passed away on January 27, 2018 at Keosauqua Health Care Center in Keosauqua. She was born on September 17, 1919 to Linn and Nellie Mechem Beatty near Selma, Iowa. She graduated from Keosauqua High School in 1937 in the top 10% of her class. She attended Iowa State Teachers College (UNI) and taught several years in Van Buren County rural schools. She married Rex Strait on March 15, 1941 in Keosauqua, Iowa. He preceded her in death on January 7, 2010. Together Rex and Eleanor raised three children on the family farm. She assisted with the farm chores in addition to her cherished roles as wife and mother. Eleanor held national, state, and local leadership positions in various organizations. She was a member of the Keosauqua United Methodist Church and United Methodist Women where she served in many different capacities and sang in the choir. Eleanor was a 4-H leader, county fair co-secretary and open class superintendent, member of Farm Bureau, Extension Committees, Master Farm Homemakers, Associated Country Women of the World, TOPS, Garden Club, VBC Historical Society, Parent Teacher Association, Republican Women, and Forbes Cemetery Association. Eleanor was named Iowa Merit Mother in 1964 and 1971 by the Iowa Mother’s Association. She was a great cook, loved to enter food contests and wrote a cookbook with the Van Buren County Register in addition to her weekly recipes that were published in the newspaper. In 1986, Rex and Eleanor were honored by the Lion’s Club as Keosauqua Citizen’s of the Year. Eleanor was a selfless woman who didn’t have the ability to say “No!”. She will be greatly missed by her family, special friends Betty Mitchell and Cecilia Novoa, and all those who had the privilege to know her. She is survived by a son; a daughter, Lynnette; a daughter-in-law; 10 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by a brother-in-law, Paul, and nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Rex; her parents; son, Darrell; three sisters, Shirley Craig, Winona Johnston, Charlene Beatty; and a brother, Harlynn Beatty. Funeral Services will be a 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, February 1, 2018 at Keosauqua United Methodist Church with Pastor Mary Katherine Hart officiating. Burial will be in Pittsburg Cemetery in Pittsburg, Iowa.

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Eleanor A Beatty Strait's memorial is located at: Pittsburg Rural Cemetery, Keosauqua, Van Buren County, USA.
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Eleanor A Beatty Strait death on 27 Jan 2018 in Keosauqua, Van Buren County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 40.7490000
Longitude: -91.9960000

Family Members:

Parent

Robert Linn “Linn” Beatty

(1886 - 1970)

Nellie Mechem Beatty

(1888 - 1954)

Spouse

Rex Edward Strait

(1918 - 2010)

Siblings

Shirley May Beatty Craig

(1917 - 2004)

Charlene Marie Beatty

(1925 - 1926)

Winona Alma Beatty Johnston

(1926 - 1986)

Children

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Pittsburg Rural Cemetery
Keosauqua, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7490000, -91.9960000

2. Rider Cemetery
Pittsburg, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7666930, -91.9779510

3. Purdom Cemetery
Keosauqua, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7275009, -91.9753036

4. Oak Lawn Cemetery
Keosauqua, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7397003, -91.9599991

5. Cook Cemetery
Keosauqua, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7839000, -91.9778000

6. Bethel Cemetery
Keosauqua, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7182999, -92.0246964

7. Fellows Cemetery
Keosauqua, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7257996, -91.9496994

8. Gilbert Cemetery
Kilbourn, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7916926, -91.9779510

9. Valentine Cemetery
Keosauqua, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7743988, -92.0460968

10. Boston Cemetery
Keosauqua, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7028008, -92.0018997

11. Van Buren County Poor Farm Cemetery
Mount Zion, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7666940, -91.9376718

12. Forbes Cemetery
Keosauqua, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7730000, -91.9395000

13. Wilson Family Cemetery
Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7951500, -91.9681000

14. Lebanon Cemetery
Lebanon, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7261009, -92.0635986

15. Kilbourne Cemetery
Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8045000, -91.9705000

16. Anson Cemetery
Keosauqua, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7592500, -91.9171500

17. Lippincott McCrary Cemetery
Keosauqua, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7333300, -91.9166700

18. Watkins Cemetery
Keosauqua, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6955986, -91.9483032

19. Ten Eyck Cemetery
Pittsburg, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7282600, -92.0795000

20. White Cemetery
Keosauqua, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6878700, -91.9584200

21. Prall Cemetery
Keosauqua, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6817017, -91.9822006

22. Hoskins Cemetery
Cantril, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6869011, -92.0344009

23. Roush Cemetery
Chequest Township, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7872009, -92.0755997

24. Railroad Cemetery
Keosauqua, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7680840, -91.9043370