Darlene Beatty

Darlene Marie Beatty, 82, of Monroe died at home, Sunday, April 16, 2023 after a spirited battle with Parkinson’s disease.

She was born August 10, 1940 in Cincinnati, Ohio.    She was the daughter of Harold and Vera (née Harmon) Cheatham and was a 1958 graduate of Mt. Orab High School.   She received a Bachelors degree in Elementary Education from Miami University and a Masters of Education from Xavier University.

Darlene grew up a farm girl in Williamsburg, Ohio among extended family.  In 1958 she was crowned “Miss Mount Orab” prior to being the first member of her family to attend college.   She was proud to be a member of the Monroe community which she called home for nearly 60 years. In addition to raising her own family, she touched the lives of generations of children as a devoted and beloved elementary school teacher for over thirty years.   Her last teaching assignment began in 1970 at Hayes Elementary School in Hamilton where she taught first and third grade until her retirement in 1997.   Always known for her spunk and vivacious personality, she and her husband Tom, enjoyed their retirement years together by traveling, bowling and golfing.   Darlene excelled at golf to the point she won the Friday Senior Ladies Golf League at Armco Park.

She is survived by her loving husband of 29 years, Thomas E. Beatty of Monroe.   She is further  survived by daughters Jill (Bill) Boughton of Cincinnati and Kendra (Greg) Ratliff of Germantown; son Greg (Pam) Courts of South Lyon, Michigan; step daughters Missy (Cliff) Schaney of Middletown, Tanya (Keith) Snelling of Carlisle and Shelly Beatty of Middletown;      eleven grandchildren,  Jenny (Saptarshi) Boughton, Ben Boughton,  Heath (Kelsey) Davis; Matthew (Kaylee) Davis, Samantha (Jon) Peters; Ross Berquist,  Hannah (Kyle) Jordan; Charlie (Cassie) Fields; Denton Fields, Cole (Bri) Snelling, Ashton Snelling; and thirteen great grandchildren.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Larry Ellis of Monroe.

Visitation will be held on Wednesday, April 19, 2023 from 6:00-8:00 pm at the Mueller Hicks Funeral Home & Crematory, 6780 Roosevelt Avenue, Middletown, Ohio 45005.

Funeral service will be Thursday, April 20, 2023 at 11:00 am at the Mueller Hicks Funeral Home & Crematory.  Interment will immediately follow in Mound Cemetery, Monroe, Ohio

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Ohio’s Hospice of Dayton .

Mueller Funeral Home is honored to serve Darlene's family.  513-398-9100