Margaret Ellen Beaty Echols, age 89, passed away on February 27, 2016 at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Michael & Nancy E. Sentell in Seymour, TN. Preceded in death by parents, Dillard “Oz” Beaty and Martha “Ellen” Smith Beaty of Jamestown, TN; husband, William Edward “Ed” Echols of Nashville, TN; brothers, Dillard, Luther, Houston, Frank, and Patrick Beaty; sisters, Frances McDonald and Nell Tompkins.
Survivors include daughters, Ellen Bishop, Nancy (Michael) Sentell, and Julie Overton; grandchildren, Amy Deal, Rachel (Andrew) Hoak, Aaron (Vicki) Sentell, William (Mindy) Lunsford, Wesley Lunsford, and Allyson (Michael) Riley; 12 great grandchildren; many beloved nieces, nephews, and friends. She was a member of Dalewood United Methodist Church.
Graveside service will be on Saturday, March 5th at one o’clock in Woodlawn Memorial Park, with gathering of family and friends one hour before the graveside at Woodlawn Roesch-Patton Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Dalewood United Methodist Church, 2300 Ridgecrest Drive, Nashville, TN 37216 or Covenant Hospice, 3001 Lake Brooke Blvd, Knoxville, TN 37909.
