Wesley Alfred Beatty, 82, of Clancy

Wesley Alfred Beatty passed away unexpectedly on May 14, 2023, at St Peter’s Hospital in Helena.

Wes was a fourth-generation Montanan. He was born in Helena on January 5, 1936, the only child of Ruth (Moline) and George Milton Beatty, and grew up on a ranch on Beaver Creek east of Winston, Montana. 

His education included elementary school in a one-room school house on Beaver Creek, followed by three years at Broadwater High School in Townsend. After his junior year, the family moved to Roberts. Wes finished his high school education at Red Lodge High School and graduated in 1953. After high school, Wes attended Coyne Electric in Chicago, Illinois. Upon completion of his electrical training, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and was honorably discharged in 1957.