Dr. James Harvey Beall Jr.

Dr. James Harvey Beall, Jr, age 86, of Sautee Nacoochee, Georgia, passed away Friday, March 3, 2017 at NE Georgia Medical Center following a sudden, unexpected battle with cancer.   Dr. Beall was born in Carrollton, GA. on March 23, 1930. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife Barbara, and mother and father Mary Carter Beall Wiley and James Harvey Beall, Sr. He attended Emory at Oxford from 1947 to 1949, and graduated from Emory University in 1951 and the Medical College of Georgia in 1955 with an M.D. degree.  During a medical residency at Macon Hospital he met the love of his life, Barbara Mercer, on a blind date and they married in November of 1957.  Dr. Beall served as a Navy doctor stationed in San Diego, California for two years; he was assigned to the Underwater Demolition Unit at the Navy Amphibious Base in Coronado. He then brought his wife and infant son home to Carrollton to establish a private family medical practice.  After ten years and two more children, he returned to Emory University to specialize in psychiatry.  He practiced psychiatry primarily in Athens, but also briefly in Milledgeville and Carrollton, before retiring and moving to Big Canoe and later to Sautee-Nacoochee.  He was a Master Gardener, a voracious reader and researcher of all things interesting, and traveled with Barbara around the world, including many RV trips out west and to the coast. He was a dedicated and wonderful husband who was devastated by the loss of his wife of over 53 years; and a loving father, grandfather, and great grandfather.  He was a faithful Christian who was an active member of Nacoochee United Methodist Church.   Survivors include his children: son and daughter-in-law Dr. James H. Beall III and Tami;  daughter and son-in-law Vicki Leigh Beall Still and David; son and daughter-in-law Robert Carter Beall and Lisa; sister Mary Beall Creamer; brother-in-law Dennis Burnette (Mary Beth), sister-in-law Judy Snyder (Mike); grandchildren: Carter Randolph Still and wife Christina, Courtney Mercer Still, Erin Jessica Beall, Laura Leigh Beall, Victoria Dare Beall, Mary Grace Beall and great-grandchildren: Kayla Beall Still and Joseph Carter Still.    Memorial services will be held Saturday, March 18, 2017 at 10:30 am at Nacoochee United Methodist Church 1371 Highway 17, Sautee Nacoochee, Ga 30571. with the Reverend Erin Beall officiating. A reception-visitation will be held after the memorial service in the fellowship hall.    In lieu of flowers: memorials may be made to Nacoochee United Methodist Church P.O. Box 426, Sautee Nacoochee, Ga 30571.    Online condolences can be made to the family at www.barrettfh.com   Barrett Funeral Home of Cleveland