Betty R. Rister

Betty R. Rister, 78, of Evansville, passed away Wednesday, December 31, 2014, at River Pointe Health Campus. She was born December 27, 1936, in Eldorado, IL, to the late Dan S. and Mayme (Stubbs) Scherrer of Shawneetown, IL.

Betty was tirelessly active and pursued her interests with fervor. Her virtue was dependability and her love for family and friends was most often demonstrated by kind acts and home-cooked meals. She was best known for her love of adopted cats and the color pink. She also loved music and sang in the Mill Road Baptist Church choir for many years. Most recently, she was a member of Living Hope Baptist Church. Betty also enjoyed seamstress work and was well-known and loved by patrons of the north side Clayton’s Dry Cleaners where she worked until her health failed.

Betty was preceded in death by her husband, George Rister.

She is survived by her son, Richard L. (Rebecca) Rister of Boonville, IN; daughter, Wynema Sue (Robert) Ritchie of Pensacola, FL; grandchildren, Justin, Robby, and Andrea Ritchie; brothers, Donald Scherrer (Ruth) of Arizona and Dennis Scherrer (Joanne) of Shawneetown, IL.

Funeral services will be 3:00 PM Sunday, January 4, 2015, at Alexander North Chapel, officiated by Pastor Tim Garrett, with entombment Monday at Alexander Memorial Park. Friends may visit Sunday from 1:00 PM until service time at the funeral home.

Condolences may be made online at www.AlexanderNorthChapel.com.