Betty J. Dwyer Attebury, 85, died on Monday, February 2, 2009, after being lovingly cared for by her family in the home. She was a member of St. Marks Catholic Church. Betty graduated from Oakland City High School, Oakland City, Indiana where she reigned as basketball queen and later attended St. Mary's School of Nursing.
Betty and her family moved to Mississippi in 1962, and then to Monticello in 1978, where she became an advocate of community service.
She was an effective force in working for charities. Her work with the Junior Auxiliary, the county wide beautification project of the Drew County Chamber of Commerce and the St. Jude fund raising were examples of her effectiveness. Perhaps the most outstanding effort was her direct influence in establishing the United Way Fund in Drew County. All this led to her being honored as the first Drew County Chamber of Commerce Woman of the Year.
In 1982, she was honored with the "Exceptional Accomplishment Award" presented by then Governor of Arkansas, former President Bill Clinton.
Betty was preceded in death by her parents, Leo and Lillian Ziemer; Robert J. Dwyer, Everett G. Attebury; and a daughter, Teresa Ann Dwyer.
She is survived by a sister, Mary Fran Kempf of Evansville, Indiana; three daughters, Michele Dwyer Reed and husband, Steve, Jennifer Dwyer Edson and husband, Jim, all of Monticello and Amy Attebury Simon and husband, Jeff of Kansas City, Missouri; Don Attebury and wife, Barb of Ada, Michigan and Mike Attebury and wife, Lori of Franklin, Wisconsin. She is also survived by 11 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
A requiem mass will be celebrated on Thursday, February 5, 2009, at 1 pm at St. Mark's Catholic Church with a private burial service at Oakland Cemetery, Monticello, AR.
Honorary pallbearers will be Steve Reed, Jim Edson, Jeff Simon, John Reed, Nathan Scogins, and Kip Pammenter.
Memorials may be made to one of the following: St. Mark's Catholic Church, Drew County Historical Society.
Published in the Clarion Ledger on 2/4/2009
Betty and her family moved to Mississippi in 1962, and then to Monticello in 1978, where she became an advocate of community service.
She was an effective force in working for charities. Her work with the Junior Auxiliary, the county wide beautification project of the Drew County Chamber of Commerce and the St. Jude fund raising were examples of her effectiveness. Perhaps the most outstanding effort was her direct influence in establishing the United Way Fund in Drew County. All this led to her being honored as the first Drew County Chamber of Commerce Woman of the Year.
In 1982, she was honored with the "Exceptional Accomplishment Award" presented by then Governor of Arkansas, former President Bill Clinton.
Betty was preceded in death by her parents, Leo and Lillian Ziemer; Robert J. Dwyer, Everett G. Attebury; and a daughter, Teresa Ann Dwyer.
She is survived by a sister, Mary Fran Kempf of Evansville, Indiana; three daughters, Michele Dwyer Reed and husband, Steve, Jennifer Dwyer Edson and husband, Jim, all of Monticello and Amy Attebury Simon and husband, Jeff of Kansas City, Missouri; Don Attebury and wife, Barb of Ada, Michigan and Mike Attebury and wife, Lori of Franklin, Wisconsin. She is also survived by 11 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
A requiem mass will be celebrated on Thursday, February 5, 2009, at 1 pm at St. Mark's Catholic Church with a private burial service at Oakland Cemetery, Monticello, AR.
Honorary pallbearers will be Steve Reed, Jim Edson, Jeff Simon, John Reed, Nathan Scogins, and Kip Pammenter.
Memorials may be made to one of the following: St. Mark's Catholic Church, Drew County Historical Society.
Published in the Clarion Ledger on 2/4/2009
Betty J. Dwyer Attebury, 85, died on Monday, February 2, 2009, after being lovingly cared for by her family in the home. She was a member of St. Marks Catholic Church. Betty graduated from Oakland City High School, Oakland City, Indiana where she reigned as basketball queen and later attended St. Mary's School of Nursing.
Betty and her family moved to Mississippi in 1962, and then to Monticello in 1978, where she became an advocate of community service.
She was an effective force in working for charities. Her work with the Junior Auxiliary, the county wide beautification project of the Drew County Chamber of Commerce and the St. Jude fund raising were examples of her effectiveness. Perhaps the most outstanding effort was her direct influence in establishing the United Way Fund in Drew County. All this led to her being honored as the first Drew County Chamber of Commerce Woman of the Year.
In 1982, she was honored with the "Exceptional Accomplishment Award" presented by then Governor of Arkansas, former President Bill Clinton.
Betty was preceded in death by her parents, Leo and Lillian Ziemer; Robert J. Dwyer, Everett G. Attebury; and a daughter, Teresa Ann Dwyer.
She is survived by a sister, Mary Fran Kempf of Evansville, Indiana; three daughters, Michele Dwyer Reed and husband, Steve, Jennifer Dwyer Edson and husband, Jim, all of Monticello and Amy Attebury Simon and husband, Jeff of Kansas City, Missouri; Don Attebury and wife, Barb of Ada, Michigan and Mike Attebury and wife, Lori of Franklin, Wisconsin. She is also survived by 11 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
A requiem mass will be celebrated on Thursday, February 5, 2009, at 1 pm at St. Mark's Catholic Church with a private burial service at Oakland Cemetery, Monticello, AR.
Honorary pallbearers will be Steve Reed, Jim Edson, Jeff Simon, John Reed, Nathan Scogins, and Kip Pammenter.
Memorials may be made to one of the following: St. Mark's Catholic Church, Drew County Historical Society.
Published in the Clarion Ledger on 2/4/2009
Betty and her family moved to Mississippi in 1962, and then to Monticello in 1978, where she became an advocate of community service.
She was an effective force in working for charities. Her work with the Junior Auxiliary, the county wide beautification project of the Drew County Chamber of Commerce and the St. Jude fund raising were examples of her effectiveness. Perhaps the most outstanding effort was her direct influence in establishing the United Way Fund in Drew County. All this led to her being honored as the first Drew County Chamber of Commerce Woman of the Year.
In 1982, she was honored with the "Exceptional Accomplishment Award" presented by then Governor of Arkansas, former President Bill Clinton.
Betty was preceded in death by her parents, Leo and Lillian Ziemer; Robert J. Dwyer, Everett G. Attebury; and a daughter, Teresa Ann Dwyer.
She is survived by a sister, Mary Fran Kempf of Evansville, Indiana; three daughters, Michele Dwyer Reed and husband, Steve, Jennifer Dwyer Edson and husband, Jim, all of Monticello and Amy Attebury Simon and husband, Jeff of Kansas City, Missouri; Don Attebury and wife, Barb of Ada, Michigan and Mike Attebury and wife, Lori of Franklin, Wisconsin. She is also survived by 11 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
A requiem mass will be celebrated on Thursday, February 5, 2009, at 1 pm at St. Mark's Catholic Church with a private burial service at Oakland Cemetery, Monticello, AR.
Honorary pallbearers will be Steve Reed, Jim Edson, Jeff Simon, John Reed, Nathan Scogins, and Kip Pammenter.
Memorials may be made to one of the following: St. Mark's Catholic Church, Drew County Historical Society.
Published in the Clarion Ledger on 2/4/2009
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