Bessie White Beautry

Bessie O. White-Beautry, 97, a 29 year East Wenatchee resident, passed away on Thursday afternoon, June 4, 2015 at Avalon Adult Care Home in East Wenatchee.

She was born on November 18, 1917 at Saco, Montana to the late Thomas and Lulu (Ferguson) McKeage. She was raised and received her schooling in Saco and graduated from the Saco High School.

In 1936, she moved to Grand Coulee, Washington where she remained until moving to Seattle in 1939. Bessie made her home in Seattle for 23 years before moving to the Lake Meade area of Arizona in 1962. She made a brief return to Seattle in 1984, prio...