Betty Kay BEECH

McMinnville resident and Van Buren County, TN native Betty Kay Beech, age 64, was born February 18, 1946 and died March 19, 2010 at Cookeville Regional Medical Center in Cookeville, TN following an extended illness. A homemaker, she was the daughter of the late George and Levina Hale Johnson. She was married to Kenneth Beech who preceded her in death in 2004. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by one brother, Coney Lee Tribble and sister, Bessie Caten. She is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Robert and Donna Beech of Painesville, OH; grandchild, Hallie Beech; brother, Johnnie Johnson of McMinnville; sister, Stella Caten of McMinnville and several nieces and nephews. Funeral service was held at 1:00 p.m. Monday, March 22, 2010 in High's Chapel with Damon Woodlee officiating. Burial followed in the John Hillis Cemetery in Van Buren County, TN.