PAYSON, Ill. -- Betty Baker-Huggans, 89, of Mesa, Ariz., formerly of Payson, died at 1:40 a.m. Sunday (Sept. 15, 2013) in Mesa.
Born Feb. 12, 1924, in Adams County, Betty was a daughter of J.G. "Fred" and Blanche Clingingsmith Schnellbecher. She married William "Bill" F. Baker on June 2, 1945, in Bluff Hall. He preceded her in death on Feb. 3, 1986. She then married Carl Huggans on Aug. 16, 1993, in Payson. He preceded her in death in 1999.
Betty was a member of East Mesa Christian Church and a 1942 graduate of Payson-Seymour High School. She also belonged to the Payson Friends and Neighbors "Fan" Club.
Betty's gifted talents included ceramics, stained glass, needlework, upholstering, crotchet and golfing. People around her could be warmed by her smile or be warmed by the beautiful afghan blankets she made over the years. She also knitted caps for the hospital babies and sweater vests for Guide Post magazine, which distributed them all over the world to needy children.
The wonderful glow of her spirit could be seen in her smile, her laugh, her family and her many gifted talents. She was a shining example for mothers, grandmothers, aunts and Christians to mold themselves after. She was a soft-hearted woman who would lend a hand, lend an ear, lend a hug and lend advice to anyone that needed it. Betty was a wonderful wife, working side by side with her husband Bill, and was a devoted mother, grandmother and homemaker to her family.
Survivors include one son, Randy Baker of Plainville; two daughters, Sherry Beckman ("Bill") of Plainville and Cinda Foley of Mesa, Ariz.; two grandchildren, Bill Beckman Jr. of O'Fallon, Ill., and Tamara Tinnell (Mike) of The Woodlands, Texas; six great-grandchildren, Kyle Beckman, Nicole Beckman, Tiffani Tinnell, Branden Matkin, Caleb Tinnell and Tristan Tinnell; and a great-great-granddaughter, Kinlee Beckman; and several loving nieces and nephews.
Betty was preceded in death by her parents; both husbands, Bill and Carl; two brothers, Virgil F. Schnellbecher and Ralph W. Schnellbecher; two sisters, Alma Hyer and Dorothy Scranton; two nieces, Mary Lee Larimore and Pat Hyer; and two nephews, Terry Scranton and Billy Schnellbecher.
SERVICES: 10 a.m. Friday in the Zehender Robinson Stormer Cookson Funeral Home in Payson with the Rev. Dennis Gartung conducting. Burial will be in Shiloh Cemetery.
VISITATION: 4-7 p.m. Thursday and Friday morning until the time of services in the funeral home in Payson.
MEMORIALS: Shiloh Cemetery or to Hospice of Arizona.
ARRANGEMENTS: Zehender Robinson Stormer Cookson Funeral Home.
Published in Quincy Herald-Whig from September 18 to September 20, 2013
Born Feb. 12, 1924, in Adams County, Betty was a daughter of J.G. "Fred" and Blanche Clingingsmith Schnellbecher. She married William "Bill" F. Baker on June 2, 1945, in Bluff Hall. He preceded her in death on Feb. 3, 1986. She then married Carl Huggans on Aug. 16, 1993, in Payson. He preceded her in death in 1999.
Betty was a member of East Mesa Christian Church and a 1942 graduate of Payson-Seymour High School. She also belonged to the Payson Friends and Neighbors "Fan" Club.
Betty's gifted talents included ceramics, stained glass, needlework, upholstering, crotchet and golfing. People around her could be warmed by her smile or be warmed by the beautiful afghan blankets she made over the years. She also knitted caps for the hospital babies and sweater vests for Guide Post magazine, which distributed them all over the world to needy children.
The wonderful glow of her spirit could be seen in her smile, her laugh, her family and her many gifted talents. She was a shining example for mothers, grandmothers, aunts and Christians to mold themselves after. She was a soft-hearted woman who would lend a hand, lend an ear, lend a hug and lend advice to anyone that needed it. Betty was a wonderful wife, working side by side with her husband Bill, and was a devoted mother, grandmother and homemaker to her family.
Survivors include one son, Randy Baker of Plainville; two daughters, Sherry Beckman ("Bill") of Plainville and Cinda Foley of Mesa, Ariz.; two grandchildren, Bill Beckman Jr. of O'Fallon, Ill., and Tamara Tinnell (Mike) of The Woodlands, Texas; six great-grandchildren, Kyle Beckman, Nicole Beckman, Tiffani Tinnell, Branden Matkin, Caleb Tinnell and Tristan Tinnell; and a great-great-granddaughter, Kinlee Beckman; and several loving nieces and nephews.
Betty was preceded in death by her parents; both husbands, Bill and Carl; two brothers, Virgil F. Schnellbecher and Ralph W. Schnellbecher; two sisters, Alma Hyer and Dorothy Scranton; two nieces, Mary Lee Larimore and Pat Hyer; and two nephews, Terry Scranton and Billy Schnellbecher.
SERVICES: 10 a.m. Friday in the Zehender Robinson Stormer Cookson Funeral Home in Payson with the Rev. Dennis Gartung conducting. Burial will be in Shiloh Cemetery.
VISITATION: 4-7 p.m. Thursday and Friday morning until the time of services in the funeral home in Payson.
MEMORIALS: Shiloh Cemetery or to Hospice of Arizona.
ARRANGEMENTS: Zehender Robinson Stormer Cookson Funeral Home.
Published in Quincy Herald-Whig from September 18 to September 20, 2013
PAYSON, Ill. -- Betty Baker-Huggans, 89, of Mesa, Ariz., formerly of Payson, died at 1:40 a.m. Sunday (Sept. 15, 2013) in Mesa.
Born Feb. 12, 1924, in Adams County, Betty was a daughter of J.G. "Fred" and Blanche Clingingsmith Schnellbecher. She married William "Bill" F. Baker on June 2, 1945, in Bluff Hall. He preceded her in death on Feb. 3, 1986. She then married Carl Huggans on Aug. 16, 1993, in Payson. He preceded her in death in 1999.
Betty was a member of East Mesa Christian Church and a 1942 graduate of Payson-Seymour High School. She also belonged to the Payson Friends and Neighbors "Fan" Club.
Betty's gifted talents included ceramics, stained glass, needlework, upholstering, crotchet and golfing. People around her could be warmed by her smile or be warmed by the beautiful afghan blankets she made over the years. She also knitted caps for the hospital babies and sweater vests for Guide Post magazine, which distributed them all over the world to needy children.
The wonderful glow of her spirit could be seen in her smile, her laugh, her family and her many gifted talents. She was a shining example for mothers, grandmothers, aunts and Christians to mold themselves after. She was a soft-hearted woman who would lend a hand, lend an ear, lend a hug and lend advice to anyone that needed it. Betty was a wonderful wife, working side by side with her husband Bill, and was a devoted mother, grandmother and homemaker to her family.
Survivors include one son, Randy Baker of Plainville; two daughters, Sherry Beckman ("Bill") of Plainville and Cinda Foley of Mesa, Ariz.; two grandchildren, Bill Beckman Jr. of O'Fallon, Ill., and Tamara Tinnell (Mike) of The Woodlands, Texas; six great-grandchildren, Kyle Beckman, Nicole Beckman, Tiffani Tinnell, Branden Matkin, Caleb Tinnell and Tristan Tinnell; and a great-great-granddaughter, Kinlee Beckman; and several loving nieces and nephews.
Betty was preceded in death by her parents; both husbands, Bill and Carl; two brothers, Virgil F. Schnellbecher and Ralph W. Schnellbecher; two sisters, Alma Hyer and Dorothy Scranton; two nieces, Mary Lee Larimore and Pat Hyer; and two nephews, Terry Scranton and Billy Schnellbecher.
SERVICES: 10 a.m. Friday in the Zehender Robinson Stormer Cookson Funeral Home in Payson with the Rev. Dennis Gartung conducting. Burial will be in Shiloh Cemetery.
VISITATION: 4-7 p.m. Thursday and Friday morning until the time of services in the funeral home in Payson.
MEMORIALS: Shiloh Cemetery or to Hospice of Arizona.
ARRANGEMENTS: Zehender Robinson Stormer Cookson Funeral Home.
Published in Quincy Herald-Whig from September 18 to September 20, 2013
Born Feb. 12, 1924, in Adams County, Betty was a daughter of J.G. "Fred" and Blanche Clingingsmith Schnellbecher. She married William "Bill" F. Baker on June 2, 1945, in Bluff Hall. He preceded her in death on Feb. 3, 1986. She then married Carl Huggans on Aug. 16, 1993, in Payson. He preceded her in death in 1999.
Betty was a member of East Mesa Christian Church and a 1942 graduate of Payson-Seymour High School. She also belonged to the Payson Friends and Neighbors "Fan" Club.
Betty's gifted talents included ceramics, stained glass, needlework, upholstering, crotchet and golfing. People around her could be warmed by her smile or be warmed by the beautiful afghan blankets she made over the years. She also knitted caps for the hospital babies and sweater vests for Guide Post magazine, which distributed them all over the world to needy children.
The wonderful glow of her spirit could be seen in her smile, her laugh, her family and her many gifted talents. She was a shining example for mothers, grandmothers, aunts and Christians to mold themselves after. She was a soft-hearted woman who would lend a hand, lend an ear, lend a hug and lend advice to anyone that needed it. Betty was a wonderful wife, working side by side with her husband Bill, and was a devoted mother, grandmother and homemaker to her family.
Survivors include one son, Randy Baker of Plainville; two daughters, Sherry Beckman ("Bill") of Plainville and Cinda Foley of Mesa, Ariz.; two grandchildren, Bill Beckman Jr. of O'Fallon, Ill., and Tamara Tinnell (Mike) of The Woodlands, Texas; six great-grandchildren, Kyle Beckman, Nicole Beckman, Tiffani Tinnell, Branden Matkin, Caleb Tinnell and Tristan Tinnell; and a great-great-granddaughter, Kinlee Beckman; and several loving nieces and nephews.
Betty was preceded in death by her parents; both husbands, Bill and Carl; two brothers, Virgil F. Schnellbecher and Ralph W. Schnellbecher; two sisters, Alma Hyer and Dorothy Scranton; two nieces, Mary Lee Larimore and Pat Hyer; and two nephews, Terry Scranton and Billy Schnellbecher.
SERVICES: 10 a.m. Friday in the Zehender Robinson Stormer Cookson Funeral Home in Payson with the Rev. Dennis Gartung conducting. Burial will be in Shiloh Cemetery.
VISITATION: 4-7 p.m. Thursday and Friday morning until the time of services in the funeral home in Payson.
MEMORIALS: Shiloh Cemetery or to Hospice of Arizona.
ARRANGEMENTS: Zehender Robinson Stormer Cookson Funeral Home.
Published in Quincy Herald-Whig from September 18 to September 20, 2013
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