Elizabeth M. Flenner's Obituary
Elizabeth M.”Betty” Flenner, age 99, of Decatur, Illinois passed away Monday, September 20, 2010.
She was born April 30, 1911 in Sullivan to a family of six children and retired from H. Post & Son of Decatur, Illinois where she worked as a buyer for many years. She married Dwight R. Flenner and he preceded her in death in 1993.
Survivors include: daughter Betty J. MurfeeA. B. and son William O. Darling Lois; her sister Eloise Giese; grandchildren: Sue Keck Bill, Pamela Corrington Robert, Derek Darling, Paula Murfee, David Darling Eugenia, Daniel Darling, Dwight Darling Pattie; great grandchildren: Russell Keck Nikkie, Matthew Keck, Sam Keck, Steve Keck, Brad Morian, Amanda Morian, Douglas Darling, Daniel Darling, Eve and Anna Darling; two Great-Great Grandchildren; four nieces and three nephews.
Betty was preceded in death by her husband, Dwight R. Flenner; mother, Golden Vaughton Robertson and father, Jesse G. Dowers; brothers: James R. Dowers and Richard W. Dowers; sisters: Lucille Bechler and Bernice Mudge; half brother, Gerald Dowers; grandson, Douglas Darling and an infant son, Dwight Richard Flenner; nephews Robert Bechler and Patrick Musser.
She was a beloved and devoted mother, grandmother and great grandmother and will be greatly missed.
The family would like to thank the staff at Imboden Living Centers for the loving, professional care they gave Betty while she resided there
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