Betty Jane (Baker) Larkins was born on July 14, 1918 in Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana, the daughter of Roy Elvin Baker (1886–1977) and his 2nd wife Iva Marie (Lynn) Baker (1893–1930). {Betty's parents were married on March 26, 1917 in Wabash County. Betty's father was married 1st as the 1st husband of Zella June (Puckett) (Baker) Barragry (1891–1975). He was married 2nd on March 26, 1917 in Wabash County to Betty's mother as above, and he was married 3rd as the 1st husband of Iva Gladys (Tilman) (Baker) Hunt (1891–1975).}
Betty was married in 1942 to LaVerne Elton "Verne" Larkins (1916–2000), and he was the son of Edward Commodore Larkins (1874–1966) and Bessie A (Faurote) Larkins (1882–1977).
A resident of Hermitage, Davidson County, Tennessee, and formerly of Buffalo Grove and Palatine, Illinois, she was 96 years old when she passed away on August 18, 2014.
Betty was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, daughter Judith Ann (Larkins) Davis and by her brother Jeane Baker, while survivors included a married daughter and a granddaughter.
Burial was in Evergreen Cemetery in Barrington.
Original obituary in THE TENNESSEAN on August 20, 2014
Betty Jane (Baker) Larkins was born on July 14, 1918 in Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana, the daughter of Roy Elvin Baker (1886–1977) and his 2nd wife Iva Marie (Lynn) Baker (1893–1930). {Betty's parents were married on March 26, 1917 in Wabash County. Betty's father was married 1st as the 1st husband of Zella June (Puckett) (Baker) Barragry (1891–1975). He was married 2nd on March 26, 1917 in Wabash County to Betty's mother as above, and he was married 3rd as the 1st husband of Iva Gladys (Tilman) (Baker) Hunt (1891–1975).}
Betty was married in 1942 to LaVerne Elton "Verne" Larkins (1916–2000), and he was the son of Edward Commodore Larkins (1874–1966) and Bessie A (Faurote) Larkins (1882–1977).
A resident of Hermitage, Davidson County, Tennessee, and formerly of Buffalo Grove and Palatine, Illinois, she was 96 years old when she passed away on August 18, 2014.
Betty was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, daughter Judith Ann (Larkins) Davis and by her brother Jeane Baker, while survivors included a married daughter and a granddaughter.
Burial was in Evergreen Cemetery in Barrington.
Original obituary in THE TENNESSEAN on August 20, 2014
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