Mrs. Betty Sandifer

BETTY JEAN SANDIFER Betty Jean (Landes) Sandifer, 91, of Raytown, MO, passed away of Alzheimer’s after a 7 year battle, Sunday, August 10, 2014 at Carmel Hills Nursing Home. Visitation will be from 6-8 pm, Thursday, August 14 2014 at Floral Hills Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be held at 2 pm, Friday, August 15, 2014 also at the Funeral Home. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Children’s Home in La Monte, Mo. She was a very involved member of the Raytown Christian Church for many years. She was in Christian Women’s Scholarship for many years, belonged to the quilters circle. She was an assistant leader for the Camp Fire Girls Group, who are now 60 years old and they still love her dearly. She was craft oriented and loved crocheting Afghans, painting and making ceramics. Her main focus, always in life, was being the best helpmate and wife to her husband. She loved him more than anything. She lived to make him happy. She “died” on the inside when he died. She started her decline 3 months after his passing. She still loved all her family and her “Babies” and we all loved her. A big place in our hearts is now empty. Betty was preceded in death by her husband of 64 years, Don Sandifer, her parents, Ralph and Alene (Hansborough) Landes, and her grandmother, Eva Lee Hansbrough. Survivors include one daughter, Janet Martin and her husband Mike of Raytown, MO; one son Don “Gene” and his wife Margaret of Pleasant Hill, MO; grandchildren, Gary Martin, Katie Conyers, Phil Sandifer, Jill Bruss, Steve Sandifer; step-grandchildren, Kim Neill and Kirk McCarty and 15 great-grandchildren.