Betty DeWitt

September 15, 1925 - December 28, 2016

Betty DeWitt Panora, long time Jefferson resident Date of Death: December 28, 2016 Funeral services for Betty DeWitt, 91, of Panora, long time Jefferson, IA resident, will be 2:00pm Friday, December 30, 2016 at Slininger-Schroeder Funeral Home in Jefferson. Interment will be in the Jefferson Cemetery. The family will visit with friends prior to the funeral, beginning a 1:00pm Friday, at Slininger-Schroeder Funeral Home, Jefferson. Elizabeth “Betty” Fagen DeWitt was born September 15, 1925 in Detroit, Michigan to Rolland Cady and Dorothy Flohrer Cady. Betty grew up in Arizona and later moved to Scranton, Iowa and graduated from Scranton High School in 1944. On May 8, 1945, Betty was united in marriage to Richard “Dick” DeWitt. They were the parents of three children: Stephen, Susan, and Jack. They made their home in Jefferson, Iowa. Betty worked for the Jefferson Schools in the lunch room for almost 30 years before retiring. Betty enjoyed spending time with family, gardening, arts and crafts, and women’s fashion. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Jefferson and was active with Jefferson P.A.W.S. Betty died December 28, 2016 at Panora Specialty Care in Panora, Iowa. She was 91 years of age. Betty was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Richard “Dick” DeWitt in 2010. She is survived by her children: Stephen (Joanie) DeWitt of Marion, IA; Susan DeWitt (Craig Cuddy) of Jefferson, IA; and Jack (Jo) DeWitt of Jefferson, IA; six grandchildren and eight grandchildren; nieces; nephews; other relatives and friends. Memorials are suggested to P.A.W.S. Slininger-Schroeder Funeral Home, Jefferson 515-386-2171 www.sliningerschroeder.com