Betty Jean Lundy

Betty Jean Lundy, the youngest of seven children of Goldie Alberta (Stogdill) and Grover Cleveland Howard, was born on February 22, 1931 in Mills County, Iowa.

Betty and Loren Stephen Lundy were married on December 11, 1948 in Glenwood, Iowa and established their home in Glenwood, Iowa. Their marriage was blessed with five daughters, Sandra, Gail, Lorraine, Karen, and Wendy.

Betty worked for Tyson Foods until she was 78 years old. Her Tyson family was very important to her and she will be remembered for her tasty cherry cheesecakes. While living in Yutan, Nebraska, Betty was a Omaha World Herald newspaper carrier for all the small towns on her route. She was a softball coach and Girl Scout leader for her daughters. While the family lived in Glenwood, she served as an Outreach Counselor. When a back injury forced Loren to retire from truck driving in 1985, the couple moved to Arkansas.

Betty and Loren were married 57 years when Loren passed away on September 22, 2006 in Gravette, Arkansas.

Betty loved hummingbirds and collected many figurines and pictures, anything with a hummingbird on it, she had. Betty was an excellent cook and enjoyed feeding her family and friends, everyone was welcome at her table.

Betty passed away on August 4, 2012, at the Bradford House Nursing and Rehabilitation in Bentonville, Arkansas, at the age of 81 years, 5 months, and 12 days. She was preceded in death by her parents, Goldie and Grover Howard; husband Loren Lundy; daughter Gail Herling, one grandchild; and sisters, Evelyn Howard, Iris Vaughn, and Helen Rasmussen; brothers, Charles Howard and wife Ruth, Clayton Howard, and Allen Howard; sister-in-law Lois Van Meter Reeves and husbands, George Van Meter and Anderson Reeves; and brothers-in-law, William Lundy, Marvin Lundy, and Evon Bomer.

Betty is survived by her daughters, Sandra Lehnert and husband Gary of Yutan, NE, Lorraine Hastie and husband Duane of Glenwood, IA, Karen Dorsey and husband William of Springdale, AR, Wendy Nelson and husband Dave of Bellevue, NE; son-in-law Gary Herling of Gravette, AR; eleven grandchildren; twelve great grandchildren; sisters-in-law, Thelma Howard of Malvern, IA, Helen Bomer of Glenwood, Linda Moyer and husband Wayne of Riverton, IA, and Peggy Lundy of Pacific Junction, IA; brothers-in-law, Jim Lundy and wife Ruth, and Darrell Lundy and wife Sherri, all of Glenwood, Duane Lundy and wife Doris of Fremont, NE, and Robert Lundy and wife Gerri of California; many nieces and nephews; other relatives; and host of friends.

Memorials to the American Cancer Society.

Inurnment in Malvern Cemetery.

Loess Hills Funeral Home - Malvern in charge of local arrangements.