PRIVATE FAMILY GRAVESIDE
SERVICE - Friday, February 20, 2015 -1:00 P.M.
PLACE - Norton Cemetery Norton, Kansas
PRIVATE INURNMENT - Norton Cemetery Norton, Kansas
MEMORIAL - Norton Senior Center and Meals On Wheels
VISITATION - Thursday, February 19, 2015 - 6:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M.
CONDOLENCES - www.enfieldfh.com
ARRANGEMENTS BY - Enfield Funeral Home of Norton
Betty Jean (Laverty) Schrum, daughter of Harry and Ruth (Miller) Laverty, was born April 22, 1922, in Sioux City, Iowa, and passed away at the Norton County Hospital, in Norton, Kansas, on February 16, 2015, at the age of 92.
Betty attended schools in Battle Creek and Ida Grove, Iowa. On September 21, 1939, John Burton Schrum and Betty were united in marriage, in Manning, Iowa. Burt and Betty moved several times, before making their home in Norton, Kansas, in 1955. Betty was a clothing store manager for several years.
Betty was a member of the United Methodist Women, member of the VFW Auxiliary, and also a past 4-H and Girl Scout leader. Betty loved her family, especially her grandchildren.
Survivors include: her husband, John Burton Schrum, Norton, Kansas; three sons, Burton, and wife, Lois Schrum, Tucson, Arizona; Steven Schrum, Norton, Kansas; William, and wife, Marilyn Schrum, Norton, Kansas; two daughters, Barbara, and husband, Michel Magers, Greeley, Colorado; Deborah Harper, Wichita, Kansas; one brother, John Waggoner, Estherville, Iowa; 15 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; many other relatives and friends.
Betty was preceded in death by, her parents, three sisters, and four brothers.