Betty Davis

LANGE, CARR

Posted By: Penni Chase (email)
Date: 8/12/2012 at 10:12:26

Maquoketa Sentinel-Press
Wednesday, 20 Jun 2012
Pg 10, col. 3

Betty Davis

Betty L. Davis, 84, of Maquoketa, Iowa died on Friday afternoon, June 15, 2012, at her home in rural Maquoketa, surrounded by her family.

A celebration of Betty's life will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 20, 2012 at Carson Celebration of Life Center in Maquoketa, Iowa. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, June 19, 2012 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Carson Celebration of Life Center in Maquoketa. Cremation will follow the celebration and burial will be at a later date.

Betty Laurine Lange was born on Nov. 19, 1927 in Monticello, iowa to William Frederick and Violet Beatrice (Carr) Lange. She was raised in the Ozark area and graduated from Maquoketa High School. She married Robert D. Davis on May 25, 1947 in Maquoketa, Iowa.

Betty was a full-time homemaker and mother. She had also cleaned houses and worked for Bramer's for three years, Bonton Care and Carson's Pharmacy.

Betty was a member of the "Betty" Club in Maquoketa. She was an avid bowler and loved deer hunting, gradening, canning, crocheting and sewing. She was affectionately known as "Grandma Boop" to her family and had wintered in Apache Junction, Arizona since 1993.

Betty is survived by her 7 children, Kaye Miller of Medon, TN, Monica Faye Lawrence of Apache Junction, AZ, Robert Jr.(Judy) Davis of Maquoketa, IA, Thomas, (Kathleen) Davis of Delmar, IA, Jeff (Jeanie) Davis, of Maquoketa, IA, Larry (Pam) Davis of Maquoketa, IA and Boyd (Rhonda) Davis of Maquoketa, IA;a brother Ervin Lange of Maquoketa, IA; 22 grandchildren, 48 great-grandchildren, 10 great-great grandchildren and five step-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, a brother Leo and a sister, Leona.

In lieu of other expressions of sympathy, a Betty L. Davis memorial fund has been established.