Obituary for Betty Sturgeon
Betty Sturgeon, 88
ROGERS – Betty Sturgeon, of Dutchtown School Road, passed away Sunday evening, April 5, 2020, at her home following a lengthy illness. She was 88.
Born in Tyler County, West Virginia, October 17, 1931, she was a daughter of the late Harry and Amanda Wells Sprouse. She was a veteran of the U.S. Army. A homemaker, she loved to garden, fish and hunt. She enjoyed the outdoors and shared her knowledge with others. Betty was known as an outstanding cook and would be sure that visitors never left hungry. Above all things in life, she was a loving wife, mother and grandmother to her family.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Willie B. Sturgeon, on August 2, 2010. The couple married November 7, 1951. She was also preceded in death by three grandchildren, Nichole Sturgeon, Jamie Frederick and an infant granddaughter, two great-grandsons, Brandon Wareham and Kage Sturgeon, three sisters, Gertrude Givens, Leona Sellers and Wilma Graham, and two brothers, Gail Sprouse and Jack Sprouse.
Surviving are two daughters, Billie Rae Fazenbaker of West Virginia and Jody Edwards and her husband, John, of Columbiana, and five sons, Eddie Sturgeon of Rogers, Ricky Sturgeon and his wife, Jackie, of Simpsonville, South Carolina, James Sturgeon and his wife, Lisa, of Hanoverton, Yancy Sturgeon and his companion, Lisa, of Kings Mountain, North Carolina, and Dana Sturgeon and his wife, Gina, of Lisbon. She will also be sadly missed by her many loving grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
A family celebration will be held at a later date. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Dawson Funeral Home.
ROGERS – Betty Sturgeon, of Dutchtown School Road, passed away Sunday evening, April 5, 2020, at her home following a lengthy illness. She was 88.
Born in Tyler County, West Virginia, October 17, 1931, she was a daughter of the late Harry and Amanda Wells Sprouse. She was a veteran of the U.S. Army. A homemaker, she loved to garden, fish and hunt. She enjoyed the outdoors and shared her knowledge with others. Betty was known as an outstanding cook and would be sure that visitors never left hungry. Above all things in life, she was a loving wife, mother and grandmother to her family.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Willie B. Sturgeon, on August 2, 2010. The couple married November 7, 1951. She was also preceded in death by three grandchildren, Nichole Sturgeon, Jamie Frederick and an infant granddaughter, two great-grandsons, Brandon Wareham and Kage Sturgeon, three sisters, Gertrude Givens, Leona Sellers and Wilma Graham, and two brothers, Gail Sprouse and Jack Sprouse.
Surviving are two daughters, Billie Rae Fazenbaker of West Virginia and Jody Edwards and her husband, John, of Columbiana, and five sons, Eddie Sturgeon of Rogers, Ricky Sturgeon and his wife, Jackie, of Simpsonville, South Carolina, James Sturgeon and his wife, Lisa, of Hanoverton, Yancy Sturgeon and his companion, Lisa, of Kings Mountain, North Carolina, and Dana Sturgeon and his wife, Gina, of Lisbon. She will also be sadly missed by her many loving grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
A family celebration will be held at a later date. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Dawson Funeral Home.