Betty Mancell

SIKESTON, Mo. -- Betty Jean Mancell, 66, of Sikeston, died Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2001, in Sikeston.

She was born Oct. 30, 1934, in St. Louis, daughter of Herbert and Bertha Wietzel Smith. She and James V. Mancell were married in 1958 in St. Louis.

Survivors include her husband; two sons, Jim Mancell of Pass Christian, Miss., Charles Mancell of Sikeston; four daughters, Sandra Midkiff of Annapolis, Mo., Betty Mancell of Jefferson City, Mo., Deborah Mancell of Gulfport, Miss., Penny Eads of Williamsville, Mo.; two brothers, Bobby Smith of Jefferson City, Sonny Smith of Oklahoma City, Okla.; three sisters, Shirley Staples and Mary Wood of Herculaneum, Mo., Barbara Miller of Mill Spring, Mo.; 17 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, a son, and a brother.

Friends may call at Blanchard Funeral Chapel from 5-8 p.m. today.

Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the chapel. The Rev. Bob Burnes will officiate. Burial will be in New Morley Cemetery at Morley, Mo.