BETTY RISTER

CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Betty Cutliph Rister, 73, of Charleston died Saturday, Feb. 24, 2001, at Missouri Delta Medical Center.

She was born Nov. 2, 1927, in Cape Girardeau daughter of F.T. and Grace Rowe Cutliph. She and Earnie Rex Rister were married Dec. 29, 1954, at Hernando, Miss., and he died Nov. 26, 1993.

Rister lived in Charleston most of her life. She was a member of the United Methodist Church and was employed by Shelby Funeral Home there.

Survivors include a daughter, Margaret Lankheit of Charleston; a granddaughter; and four great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents and an infant brother.

Friends may call after 5 p.m. today at Shelby Funeral Home.

Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. David Cullen will officiate, with burial in the Odd Fellows Cemetery near Charleston.