Betty Farrow
1923 - 2017
Obituary
Betty Lee Farrow, 93, died Thursday
(Feb. 2, 2017) at Asbury Park in Newton.
She was born on Feb. 22, 1923, in
Severy, the daughter of Henry Marshall and Florida Weatherford
Sexton. Betty was raised in the Severy area and moved to Oklahoma as
a teenager.
Betty met Arthur Willard Farrow as he
was selling religious items door to door; an instant romance occurred
and they were married three days later on June 20, 1944, in Oklahoma
City.
Together, they worked in the cotton
fields throughout Oklahoma. For several years they lived in the
Binger, Oklahoma, area. Arthur died on Feb. 22, 1976.
Betty moved to Newton in the fall of
1979. She became a cook at the Presbyterian Manor and was involved in
the grandparents program in the Newton school district. Betty enjoyed
making pies for family and special events, especially her sour cream
bread.
Survivors include four generations of
nieces and nephews, whom she loved dearly.
Along with her parents and husband,
Betty is preceded in death by her brothers, Isaac, Virgil, Clifford
and Ronald Sexton; and sisters, Hazel Williams and Phyllis Lewis.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m.
Monday (Feb. 6, 2017) at the Broadway Colonial Funeral Home. The
family will greet friends prior to the service at 1:30 p.m.
The casket will be open after 9 a.m. on
Monday at the funeral home.
Graveside and interment services will
be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday (Feb. 7, 2017) at the Murray Cemetery in
Binger, Oklahoma.
A memorial has been established with
the Youth Department of Immanuel Baptist Church in Newton.
Contributions may be sent to Broadway Colonial Funeral Home, 120 E.
Broadway, Newton, KS 67114.
Condolences may be left at
www.broadwaycolonialfh.com.
Arrangements are by Broadway Colonial
Funeral Home, Newton.
