Elmer Hugh BeattyFayetteville, NC - Elmer Hugh Beatty, 74, Born April 25, 1934 Lowry City Mo. Son of Harry Hugh Beatty and Rosa Elizabeth(Burdick) Fritchen-Beatty. Before his passing this is Elmer's dictation: My Basic Training was at St. John's Nepomuk School Racine, Wisconsin. I graduated in 1949. I continued my education at St. Catherine's High School. I left High School at age 17 and joined the Marine Corp where I served in the Korean War; from there I returned to High School under the G.I. Bill and received my Diploma in 1955. I then returned to my Soldiering Career joining the US Air force and was trained as a jet engine mechanic. There where dance studios near the bases to where I was able to continue my dance lessons. Do to health reasons it was necessary for me to leave the Air force. I went to Arthur Murrays and completed my dance lessons. Being armed with my bronze trophy I taught in the Wisconsin area for Arthur Murray. I went to Walker Manufacturing and was given a job in the mail room. I soon transferred to an office position where I worked until my job was eliminated by IBM. I then took a job at American Motor Corp. where I worked as a shop steward in Department 838. During the change over/layoff I used my training received in the Marine Corp as a Radio Operator and landed a job with Hali crafters as a Calibration lab technician until family health reasons relocated me to Phoenix, Arizona. My training as a jet engine mechanic landed me a job at Air-Research in the overhaul and repair dept. from there I went to Todd Shipyards in Seattle Washington while managing an apartment complex. An injury at the shipyard left me disabled to where I returned to Racine to live with my brother. Upon my brothers passing I then returned to Phoenix and spent the last five years happily helping at the Manzanita Senior Center. Being stricken with cancer I went to live with my son Edward in North Carolina to spend my remaining days with family and especially my newest Grandson Little Zack. Elmer passed away on November 30, 2008 and went to his rewards. Services for Elmer will be held at the Southern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery Chapel in Union Grove on Friday, December 5, 2008 at 12 noon with full military honors. Interment will follow. For those who wish to join with the family in procession to the cemetery, we ask that you meet at the funeral home on Friday morning at 10:30 a.m.