Betty Deane (Lowry) Douglas was born the oldest of four on March 11, 1931, to JackA. and Daisy (Bennett) Lowry in Hamilton, Kansas. She passed into Glory, surrounded by family, on June 12, 2025, in Oklahoma.
Betty was married to James W. (Doug) Douglas on March 11, 1950, in Springfield, Mo. She treasured her marriage for 53 years, until his passing. In those 53 years they built a home and a life together, spending 40+ of those years on their farm in Willard, Mo, where they raised horses and the three children they were blessed with: Daisy Linda (Douglas) Jackson, married to John Jackson, of Brighton, Mo; Jay Lynn Douglas, married to Kim Evans Douglas, of Chandler, Ok; and Kelly Melissa (Douglas) Michael, married to Richard Michael, of Taneyville, Mo.
Betty was Granny to 13 grandkids: Shiloh, Matt, Erin, Brett, Tara, Jayson, Kyle, Rachel,Will, Lacey, Danielle, Mike, and Jennifer.
She was beloved GG/ GiGi to 21 great-grandchildren: Dakota, Molly, Willow,Webber,Wrenley, Preston, Bennett, Gavin, Stephanie, Katelynn, Dalton, Wyatt, Walker, Riley, Kendall, Katelyn, Shawn, Ashley, Michael, Matthew, and Paisley.
She was also thrilled to be Great-Great Grandma to Hadley and Emma.
Betty was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, and her three brothers: Phillip Donald Lowry, of Edmond, Ok, who is survived by his wife Gala Lowry.William Eugene Lowry, of California. And Jack Alonzo LowryofSpringfield,Mo, who is survived by his wife Irene Lowry.
Betty, known as “Granny” to so many in her later years, loved the Lord with all her heart, soul, mind, and strength. She was saved at a young age and soon after became very active in serving in her local church in the Neosho area. Over the years, she served as a Sunday School teacher, assisted in countless children and youth ministries and activities, enjoyed home visits to those in and out of church, freely giving of her talents and gifts to missionaries, and singing worship. While most of her years were spent as a homemaker and mother, she also worked at St. John’s Hospital as a surgical assistant. Betty was also deeply patriotic, with a sincere love and appreciation for those who served our country. Over her lifetime, she knew and took the opportunity to thank veterans and service members from the Civil War to present day. This extraordinary heart of service went well beyond the church doors, and only came to an end when she went to be with the One she loved.
Betty was a multitalented woman with a very creative eye. As so many of her generation, she possessed the determination and ability to do so much with very little. She would tell you she was never bored a day in her life. There was always something to do, to think about. If she had a little paint, a glue gun, and a cedar board, she could make something interesting, unique, and beautiful. She loved the Ozark hills, the sound of water and birds, the smell of burning cedar, and as she called it, “playing in the dirt with her flowers.”
As much as she loved to serve those in her church and community, her heart wasathome.Bettypoured her whole self into her home and family, a skill she learned from her mother. Her home was a place of welcome, comfort, joy, and coffee! She worked hard, inside and out, to make a beautiful home for herself and her family. The flowers, always on her mind and under her patient care, bloomed~ much like her family.
The impact she made, from a life chosen to be lived in love, has and will continue to bless those who knew her, for generations.
Betty was a woman of God who believed in the power of prayer. The prayers she prayed, over so many, were powerful and effective. They, too, will continue to bless and further the Kingdom, beyond her time on earth. Betty spent 94 years continually learning. Learning how to rely on her Savior, how to love the unlovely, and how to choose joy in any circumstance. Through every season, whether in plenty or lean, through laughter and tears, in love or loss, she chose to give her life to her Jesus and live for Him daily. She chose to love others as Christ loved.
Well done Mom, Granny, GG...
Thank you for the legacy of love you lived and left for us to carry on.
We love you forever.