Betty Stancil

SIKESTON, Mo. --Betty Walker Stancil of Louisville, Ky., died Monday, Oct. 1, 2001, at Caritas Medical Center in Louisville.

Born in Sikeston, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Esther Kruger Walker Sr.

She was a member of the Auburndale Baptist Church in Louisville.

On June 10, 1946, in Benton, Mo., she was married to John P. Stancil, who died Aug. 22, 1988.

Survivors include her daughter, Beverly Lowe of Louisville; two sisters, Margaret Breedlove of Louisville and Mary Ann Alcorn of Morley, Mo.; five grandchildren; and seven great-great grandchildren.

In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a brother.

Funeral is at 1:30 p.m. today at Owen Chapel in Louisville. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in the Garden of Memories Cemetery in Sikeston.

Nunnelee Funeral Chapel is in charge of local arrangements.