Betty Jean Percival (Lebanon)'s Obituary
Betty Jean Percival, daughter of Roy and Elsie Gunther Cooke, was born November 20, 1953, in Kansas City, Missouri. She departed this life Sunday, September 8, 2019, in Cox Medical Center South, in Springfield, Missouri, at the age of sixty-five years, nine months, and nineteen days.
On December 16, 1972, she was united in marriage to John I. Percival, and to this union three sons were born.
She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Roy Cooke, Jr.; and a sister, Cheryl Simmons.
Betty is survived by her husband of forty-six years, John, of the home; three sons, Mark Percival, and his wife, Kelly, Michael Percival, and his wife, Monica, all of Springfield, Missouri, and Stephen Percival, of Conway, Missouri; six grandchildren, Grace, Natalie, Molly, Rebecca, Zoey, and Andrew; a brother, Don Cooke, of Goodson, Missouri; a sister, Sandra Fairweather, of Edwards, Missouri; several nieces and nephews; as well as a host of other relatives and friends.
She was raised in the Cross Timbers, Missouri area, and graduated from Skyline High School, in the Class of 1971. After she and John were married, they made their home in the Springfield area for a number of years, and began raising their sons. The family later lived in several places in Southwest Missouri before moving to Conway for the last several years. Betty was always a devoted and dedicated homemaker to her husband and family.
Betty made her profession of faith in Christ early in her life and was currently a member of Harmony Baptist Church.
She was an excellent cook and made wonderful cookies. She enjoyed singing, playing the organ, and caring for her cats. She worked hard making a home in the country and raising her family, and was also very supportive of her husband and his career. Her family was very important to her and she especially enjoyed her grandchildren.
Betty was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and was a caring neighbor and friend. We celebrate her life and know that her family and friends will delight in the special memories she created for them during her lifetime.
Funeral services will be Friday, Sept. 13, 2019 at 2 p.m. at Holman-Howe Funeral Home of Lebanon. Visitation will be Thursday evening from 6 - 7:30 p.m. Burial will be in the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery in Urbana.
A memorial has been established to the American Diabetes Foundation and may be left at the funeral home.
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