Betty Gayle Owen King
Betty Gayle Owen King was born Oct. 16, 1941, at the family home of her parents Wilma Alene (Oster) Owen and John Carl (Jack) Owen in Ray County. She passed away at her home in Camdenton on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017, surrounded by her family.
Betty loved her family and many, many close friends. She was crazy about her kids, grandkids, and great-grandkids. You could usually find her either in her gardens, tending to her beautiful plants and flowers, or in the kitchen baking her favorite cookies. Betty loved to love and to know her was to love her back. Her beautiful smile would light up the darkest of rooms. She spoke so kindly of everyone and you could see the genuineness in her eyes. She had a grace like no other, and carried herself with class and elegance. She will be greatly missed by her family and friends.
Betty is preceded in death by her mother and father, Wilma and John Owen; brother, Gary Lee Owen; her step-father, Jack Cox; step-brother, Jackie Cox; and a grandson, Cody Mabery.
She is survived by her husband, Dr. Billie C. (BC) King; her sons, Tony (Linda) Eichler of Chillicothe and Todd (Tracy) Eichler of Camdenton; three grandchildren, Stoney, Kyle and Mason Eichler; and great-grandchildren, Hailey and Kyler Eichler. Other survivors include Shelly Mabery and daughter, McKayla of Ray County; Bruce and Joyce King and family of Lake Ozark – daughters, Alison, Adriane and Ashley with their husbands, Scott Herron, Simon Foster and Anthony Luster – their children, Brady, William, Aubry, Rozlyn, Wells, Silas, Elija and Sophia; Elaine (King) and Tim Gorder of Virginia – daughters Carolyn and Katie; Joe and Sofia King of Lake Ozark – children Mayley and Michael; nephews Rodney and Brian Owen of the Kansas City area, and their families.
Services will be held on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017, at Hedges-Scott Funeral Home in Osage Beach. A visitation will be held at 2:30 with a service to follow. Burial will take place on Sunday, Feb. 26, at 2:00 p.m. at Black Oak Cemetery in Braymer. In lieu of flowers, the family has asked for donations to the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation. Betty fought a hard fight for many years and would be proud for this to continue in her honor. Tribute.themmrf.org/BettyGayleKing.
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