Betty Lou (Rhoades) Whittington (1927 - 2002)

Born 16 Apr 1927 in Valley Center, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States

Wife of Gene Thomas Whittington — married 16 Apr 1951 in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States

Died 25 Mar 2002 at age 74 in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States

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Biography

Betty Lou Rhoades, daughter of Chester Arthur Rhoades and Lena Ethel Ballentine, was born April 16, 1927 in Valley Center, Sedgwick, Kansas. She married Gene Thomas Whittington on April 16, 1951 in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas. Betty died March 25, 2002 in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas and was buried in Park Cemetery, Sunnydale, Sedgwick, Kansas^[1].

Obituary

Gene Thomas Whittington, 80, of Valley Center, former owner and operator of Betty's Kountry Kitchen, died Aug. 24, 2006. Service was Aug. 28 at First United Methodist Church, Valley Center, with Rev. Roger Megli officiating. Burial was at Sunnydale Park Cemetery. He was born Feb. 20, 1926, in Reading, the son of Phillip H. and Susie Mae McKinney Whittington. He married Betty Lou Rhoades on April 16, 1950. She preceded him in death, as did his parents; brothers, John, George, Wayne, Louis and D.L.; and sisters, Ruth Reaka and Alice Whittington. He served in the U.S. Navy and World War II.
Survivors include his brother, Jake Whittington of Chicago; sister, Marge Martin of Madison; caregiver, Pat Bumsted; and many nieces and nephews.
Memorials have been established with the Leukemia-Lymphoma Society and Alzheimer's Association, in care of Baker Funeral Home, 100 S. Cedar, Valley Center, KS 67147. Inscription:
Owners of Betty's Kountry Kitche

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #22810455 Betty Lou Rhodes Whittington