Betty A. Hughes

GARNER - Betty A. Hughes, 83, of Garner died Tuesday (October 21, 2008) at the Concord Care Center in Garner.

Funeral services will be held 10:30 A.M., Friday at Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church in Garner with Rev. David Graham officiating. Burial will be in Concord Township Cemetery in Garner.

Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 P.M., Thursday at the Cataldo Funeral Chapel in Garner and will continue one hour prior to services at the church.

Betty Arlene Hughes, the daughter of Edwin George and Fern (Rowe) Greiman, was born February 12, 1925, at Garner. She graduated from Garner High School and continued her education at Hamilton Business College in Mason City. On September 25, 1943, she was married to George Hughes at Zion United Church of Christ in Garner. They lived in Mason City and Cedar Falls before moving to Garner in 1950. Betty worked in Garner at Van Dyke's Drugstore and later Erickson's Pharmacy until her retirement. She enjoyed sewing, playing cards, golfing and traveling with her husband, George, to Lions Club Conventions in Japan, Mexico, Hong Kong and numerous conventions in the United States.

She was a member of Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church, Women' s Fellowship and Homemakers Club. She belonged to the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority for over 50 years, was a charter member of the Garner Red Hat Society and a charter member of Garner Wa-Tan-Ye Club serving as national vice president.

Betty is survived by her children, Barbara Jo (Charles) Noble of Waseca, MN, Pamela (Rex) Beckham of Sachse, TX and Chuck (Amy) Hughes of Garner; grandchildren, Julie (Timothy) Hayes, David (Anne) Noble, Beth (Randy) Sellner, Bradley Nedved, Shannon Nedved, Maggie Hughes and Dylan Hughes; great grandchildren, Kelly, Katy, Hannah and Michael Hayes, Seiler and Elliot Noble, Jacob Donald, Rachele, Mandi and Stephanie Sellner and Christi Nedved; a great-great grandson, Gavyn Haack; and sisters-in-law, Arlene Greiman of Garner and Doris Parks of Clear Lake.

She was preceded in death by her husband, George, Mar. 10, 1997; parents; and a brother, Kermit E. Greiman.