Betty Brase

SIKESTON, Mo. -- Betty Jean Brase, 92, of Sikeston died Wednesday, April 24, 2019, at Missouri Delta Medical Center.

She was born Nov. 7, 1926, in Cape Girardeau to Martin Louis and Edna Keeton Brase.

She loved bingo, card games and marbles.

She was a 50-year member of First Church of God on Emerald Street in Cape Girardeau, where she was a greeter, member of the ladies group and choir, helped with church dinners and opened her home for Bible study groups. She was also a member of Women's Missionary Society, SS Class.

Survivors include her brother, James L. (Loretta M.) Brase of Sikeston; four nephews, Steve (Pam) Brase of Essex, Missouri, Terry (Sheila) Brase of Sikeston, Rick (Rhonda) Brase of Bloomfield, Missouri, and Scott "Buck" Brase of St. Peters, Missouri; niece, Deena (Doug) Lucy of Albany, Indiana; and several great-nieces and -nephews, and great-great-nieces and -nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents and brother, Donald L Brase.

Visitation will be from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.

Funeral will follow at 2 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Mark Ramsey officiating. Burial will be at Cape County Memorial Park in Cape Girardeau.

Memorial contributions may be given to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

Online condolences may be made at www.fordandsonsfuneralhome.com.