Bette L. Reed Obituary (1933 - 2012)

Bette L. Reed, 78, of Pana died Saturday, September 22, 2012 in St. John's Hospital, Springfield. She was born October 22, 1933 in Tower Hill, IL, the daughter of Jesse Carrie Nance Ethridge. She lived most of her life in the Tower Hill and Pana area. Bette worked at Mallory's until it closed and later went to the Lake Lawn Restaurant as a cook. She enjoyed her home, family and cooking. Bette Ethridge and Dale A. "Lonnie" Reed were united in marriage on April 15, 1950 in the Free Methodist Parsonage in Tower Hill. She is survived by her children: Michael Reed, Beecher City, IL; Rick Reed, Pana, Ill Karen Karnes, Pana, IL; Vicki Mundy, husband Chester Allen, Gaffney, SC; 10 grandchildren; 14 great grandchildren; sisters: Dorothy Clemmons in Florida; Dollie Pizzo, Tower Hill, IL; and Vera Robinson, Pana, IL. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband on June 22, 2003; great grandson Corey Dale McNear; brothers Charles Ethridge and Bob Ethridge; sisters Bessie Anderson and Mary Serve. Funeral Information Funeral services will be Thursday, September 27, 2012 in McCracken-Dean Funeral Home at 10:00 a.m. with Dr. Walter Sheets officiating. Burial will be in Tower Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday from 5 to 8 p.m. in McCracken-Dean Funeral Home