Betty J. Barker Gilbert

Posted: Thursday, September 29, 2011 9:18 am
Betty J. Gilbert, 83, of Beatrice died at the Beatrice Manor Care Center on Wednesday morning, Sept. 28, 2011.
She was born on Oct. 31, 1927, at Seneca, Kan., and graduated from Seneca High School. She was married to Norman W. Gilbert on Sept. 7, 1947, at Seneca, and they lived in Beatrice.
She sold Avon for 13 years and also was a waitress at several area restaurants. She was a member of the Centenary United Methodist Church of Beatrice, where she was a member of the United Methodist Women and the Asbury-Epworth Circle. She was a former Cub Scout and Brownie leader. She was also a member of the Legion Auxiliary, a life member of the VFW Auxiliary and Eagles Auxiliary. She enjoyed reading, playing cards, and was a member of the Federated Women of Beatrice.
Survivors include two sons, Thomas Gilbert and wife Diana of Clive, Iowa, and Dale Gilbert and wife Joyce of Friendswood, Texas; one daughter, Laurie Weiner and husband Rodney of Omaha; six grandchildren; one great-grandson and two stepgreat-grandsons; one sister, Patricia Tucker and husband Jim of Beatrice; one brother, Jack Barker and wife Clara of Phoenix, Ariz.; one sister-in-law, Carol Barker of Montezuma, Iowa; several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, James and Flossie Sedam Barker; her husband Norman, who died on Sept. 8, 1996; and two brothers, James and Robert Barker.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 1, at Centenary United Methodist Church, Sixth and Elk, Beatrice, with the Rev. Charles Spence officiating. Burial will be in the Evergreen Home Cemetery of Beatrice. A family prayer service will be held at 12:45 p.m. on Saturday in the church library. A memorial has been established to the American Lung Association. The body will lie in state at the Fox Funeral Home, 19th and Garfield, Beatrice, until 9 p.m. Friday with family meeting friends from 6-8 p.m., and at the church one hour preceding the services on Saturday.
taken from Beatrice Daily Sun Online