AFFTON, Mo. -- Bethanie Annetta Kaiser, 21, of Affton passed away Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, at St. Anthony's Hospital in St. Louis.
She was born Sept. 1, 1997, in Cape Girardeau to Jackie Lee Kaiser and Tami Pittman. She attended school in Affton.
Bethanie was a wonderful mother, daughter and sister. She had a vibrant, bubbly personality and a great sense of humor. She liked to sing karaoke and enjoyed cooking. She was most recently employed at McDonalds in St. Louis, and in recent months was considering cosmetology school or exploring the idea of working with special-needs children.
Loving survivors include her son, Braxton Pettitt of St. Louis; her mother and stepfather, Tami and Chris Boley of St. Louis; stepfather, Craig Meyer of Jackson; two sisters, Cody Meyer and her son, Bentley, of Jackson and Abbygale Becraft of St. Louis; a brother, Thomas Boley of St. Louis; maternal grandparents, Pam and Dennis Pittman of Millersville; two stepgrandmothers, Donna (the late Harry) Kholer of St. Louis and Clemency (the late Carlton) Meyer of Jackson; a maternal uncle, Brad Pittman and children, Austin, Bradyn, Deklin and Gavin of Millersville.
She was preceded in death by her father, Jackie Lee Kaiser; and maternal great-grandparents, Rose and Joe Heskett.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.
Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Janet Hopkins officiating. Burial will follow in Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson.
Memorials may take the form of contributions to her mother or stepfather, Tami or Chris Boley.
Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.mccombsfuneralhome.com.
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