Betty Witt

Betty LaVerne Witt, 80, of Scott City died Sunday, Jan. 16, 2005, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.

She was born Jan. 25, 1924, daughter of Chester and Anna "Lorene" Hickman Short. She and Delmar Witt were married June 25, 1946, in St. Louis, Mo.

Witt was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in World War II. She was a member of Eisleben Lutheran Church in Scott City.

Survivors include her husband; two sons, Donald Witt of Stuart, Fla., and Robert Witt of Benton, Mo.; three daughters, Arlinda McElmurray of Jackson, Patricia Ricca of Morton, Ill., Deborah McMahon of Scott City; three sisters, Virginia Deal and Sandra Gottschalk, both of Bloomington, Ill., Karol Harris of El Paso, Ill.; 10 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by three brothers and a sister.

Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Lightner Memorial Cemetery in Scott City, with the Rev. Bob Azinger officiating.

Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.