FREDERICKTOWN, Mo. -- Florence Mildred "Betty" Eck Morrow, 87, of Fredericktown passed away Friday, Nov. 7, 2014, at Stockhoff Nursing Home.
She was born Oct. 7, 1927, in Madison County, Missouri, daughter of Roy and Celia Pinkley Means. She and William Morrow were married Jan. 26, 2003, at Fredericktown.
Betty was a member of First Baptist Church in Fredericktown. She enjoyed spending time with family, antiquing, travelling, cooking, volunteering and delivering Meals on Wheels.
Survivors include her husband; six sons, Rob, Jim, Chris, Steve, John and Pete Eck; a daughter, Mary Roberts; two sisters, Irene Bell and Dorothy Lamb; 20 grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her first husband, Lewis Eck; a brother, Otis Means; and a grandson, Christopher Martin.
The funeral was Monday at Follis and Sons Funeral Home in Fredericktown, with Robert Graham officiating. Interment was in St. Michael's Cemetery.
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