Hughes, Betty Jean – 1924-2010

CROOK, DIGGS, HUGHES, KAISAND, KEPHART, PIATT, SMITH, WHARFF

Posted By: JCGS Volunteer
Date: 6/4/2010 at 14:23:27

Betty Jean Hughes, 86, of Unionville, Iowa, formerly of Newton, died on Saturday, May 29, 2010, at the Bloomfield Care Center.
A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, June 3, 2010, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home in Newton. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service.
Those left to honor Betty’s memory are her two daughters, Patricia Crook of Newton and Shirley Smith of Unionville; 11 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
Source: Newton Daily News; Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Additional information from Wallace Family Funeral Home website:
Betty Jean Hughes was born March 17, 1924.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert Clarence and Mabel Ann (Diggs) Kephart; 1st husband, Jess Piatt; 2nd husband, Harold Hughes; daughter, Sandra Kaisand; son, Clifford Piatt; granddaughter, Melinda Smith; grandson, Steven Wharff; and 2 sons-in-law, Kenny Crook and James Smith.
Betty worked at Stockton's Bakery for 14 years and then at the Maytag Company for 8 years.
She enjoyed camping, fishing, and going to music festivals.
Memorials to the American Cancer Society or the American Diabetes Association may be left at the funeral home.
Interment: Immediately following the funeral service on Thursday, June 03, 2010 at Newton Union Cemetery.