Mr. Rufus Emanuel Beatty

Mr. Rufus Emanuel Beatty, 85, of 3488 Owen Hill Rd., Elizabethtown, NC formerly of Council, NC transitioned on Thursday, May 21, 2026 at Elizabethtown Nursing Center in Elizabethtown, NC. 
 

Viewing- Monday, June 1, 2026 from 4:00pm- 7:00pm at Johnson’s Funeral Service, Elizabethtown, NC. 

Visitation- The family will receive friends at the home of Mr. Dennis and Mrs. Nancy Troy at 3488 Owen Hill Rd.,Elizabethtown, NC. 
 

Survivors- three sisters, Fannie Jones(Sylvester) of Phoenix, Arizona, Christine Dosier and Nancy Troy(Dennis) both of Elizabethtown, NC, one brother, Gary L. Beatty of Providence, Rhode Island, one sister-in-law, Lillie Beatty of Council, NC, a host of nieces, nephews and relatives. 
 

Funeral- Tuesday, June 2, 2026 at 11:00am at Trinity AME Zion Church, 2614 Baltimore Rd., Council, NC. Eulogy by Rev. Dr. Valentine Sutton-Page. 
 

Burial- Carvers Creek Church Cemetery, Council, NC. 

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