Hugh Curtis Beeson, age 82, of Knoxville, TN. Passed away on Saturday May 5, 2018. Hugh was born and raised in Kernersville, NC. He received his BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from North Carolina State University and went on to obtain a masters degree in Industrial Management from the University of Tennessee. Hugh settled in Oak Ridge and had a long successful career including Director of Engineering at all three DOE facilities in Oak Ridge. Hugh and his wife Shirley moved to Knoxville after retirement where he enjoyed traveling, golfing, boating and playing cards with his friends at the Oak Ridge Country Club.
Hugh was proceeded in death by his loving wife Shirley Haynes Beeson, his parents Joseph Curtis Beeson and Lola Pearl Beeson, his sisters Clarisse Weavil and Nancy Whicker and his brother Broadway.
He is survived by his three children, Gwynn Beeson Lind, Gina Lynn Busby and Hugh Curtis Beeson Jr., his sister Bonnie Craver, nine grandchildren and ten great grandchildren. He will be sadly missed but joyfully remembered.
Hugh’s celebration of Life will be on Friday, May 11, 2018 from 5:00 to 8:00 pm at Berry Highland Memorial, 5315 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN.
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