Betty J Parker

Betty Jean Parker, of KCK was born September 16, 1926 and was promoted to glory on Friday, November 23, 2012. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, November 29 at the Salvation Army of Olathe, 420 E. Santa Fe Street, Olathe, KS 66061, interment will follow in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 28 at Chapel Hill-Butler Funeral Home, 701 N. 94th Street, KCK. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Olathe Salvation Army Family Lodge.

Betty married Buddy Eugene Parker on May 12, 1950 and he preceded her in death on July 20, 2004 after 54 years happily married. They renewed their vows on their 50th wedding anniversary with their son officiating. She enjoyed being a wife and mother.

She is survived by Janet L. Parker, daughter and caregiver of KCK, son Robert E. Parker and his wife, Tanya of Springfield, MO, grandsons, Phillip, Robert Sean, James and David of Ava, MO and her dog, Annie.

Betty was a member of the Catholic Church and The Church of God of Prophecy where she was a Sunday school teacher for many years. She had a special love for working with children and as a Sunday school teacher spent her time visiting her students on Saturdays. Betty was a room mother, member of PTA, brownie leader, Girl Scout leader and taught weekday Bible School. She became a member of the Olathe Salvation Army in 1999 and was a supporter of the Salvation Army World Services (Missions) and the Olathe Salvation Army Family Lodge. During Vacation Bible School she would participate by working at the registration table and she enjoyed participating in the kettle program at Christmas counting money.

She served as a volunteer for Bethany Medical Center for 30 years, first delivering mail and then assisting visitors and staff at the information desk. She later became a volunteer for the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/KCK in the Department of Urban Planning and Land Use. She was a model volunteer, making sure her work was perfect, sometimes working 12 to 14 hours a day trying to meet a deadline. She volunteered until her stroke on November 1st.

She worked valiantly to recover from her stroke and in the end God healed her by taking her home to be with Him.

She loved her grandsons dearly and enjoyed the time she spent with them as they were growing up. She enjoyed keeping in touch with them through phone calls and visits, when possible, when they moved away with their family.

She will be sorely missed by her diva dog, Annie, who was her constant companion.