Betty L. Barnard

Betty L. Barnard, 76, of Marysville, KS, died Saturday, November 10, 2012, at Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Health Center in Lincoln, NE.

Visitation was held Tuesday, November 13, from 10 a.m. until 9 p.m. at Kinsley Mortuary in Marysville. The family received friends from 5 to 7 p.m.

A funeral service was held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, November 14, at the First Christian Church in Marysville. Rev. Jerry Zanker officiated. Deb Landoll played the organ while Paula Landoll-Smith sang. Music included “Holes in the Floor of Heaven,” “Old Rugged Cross,” and “Amazing Grace.”

The pallbearers were Jeff Shew, Collin Meints, Brian Rosno, Adam Guillon, Anthony Hill, Wade Osterich, Devin Meints, Cole Dornhoff, Jared Osterich, Beau Vandergrift, Erik Vandergrift, and Terry Vandergrift. Burial was in the Marysville City Cemetery.

Betty Lou was born February 7, 1936, in Beatrice, NE, to George and Dorothy (Hansel) DeRyke. She attended Cortland High School in Cortland, NE. On November 28, 1953, she married Jerry Barnard in Lincoln, NE.

Betty worked for Latta Plumbing and was an Avon consultant. She loved dancing, bowling, Kansas State football games, going gambling, and playing cards with her friends. Family was very important to Betty; she especially enjoyed spending time with her grandsons and attending family gatherings. She loved cooking for her family and church events, with meatballs and strawberry pie being favorites. Betty also enjoyed working in her garden, growing flowers, and spending time with her dog, “Rocky.”

Survivors include her husband, Jerry “J.B.” Barnard; daughter, Kathy Barnard of Marysville; son, Rick (Marla) Barnard of Houston, TX; brother, Mike (Jackie) DeRyke of Shelby, NE; two sisters, Donna Shew of Beatrice, NE, and Karla (Wayne) Hill of Filley, NE; and two grandsons, Jason Barnard and Kyle Barnard.

She was preceded in death by her parents; daughter, Tami Sue Barnard; and two sisters, Maxine Meints and Ruth Vandegrift.

A memorial fund has been established and will be designated at a later date. Contributions may be sent in care of Kinsley Mortuary.