Betty L Whitright Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Betty L. Whitright, 76, formerly of St. Joseph died Sunday, April 19, 2020, at the Royalton Manor in Royalton Township. Family services will be held on Friday, April 24, at North Shore Memory Gardens with Rev. James Dunn officiating. A service of remembrance will be held this summer. Arrangements are by the Fairplain Chapel of Florin Funeral Service in Benton Township. Memorials may be made to the Yore Avenue Community Church in Sodus Township. Please share memories, messages or photos at www.florin.net. Betty was born on Feb 3, 1944 in Benton Harbor to Joe and Evelyn Akins. She married her husband, Ray Whitright, in 1960 and he preceded her in death in 2003. Together they celebrated 43 years of marriage. Betty was an office supervisor at All-Phase Electric for 24 years before she retired. She was a member of the Yore Avenue Community Church. Betty enjoyed gardening, making crafts and reading romance novels. She was a very active individual who loved her family and was very family oriented. Her family includes her children, Raylene (Joseph)Prattof St. Joseph and Ron Whitright of St.Joseph; her sisters, Darlene (Ed) Marks of Eau Claire, Goldie Snow of Eau Claire and Linda (Bill) Callahan of Benton Harbor; her brother, Dean Akins of Coloma, and her several nieces and nephews. She was also preceded in death by her parents, her sister, Marlene (Wayne) Accardi and her brother, Lonnie Goodwin.

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Betty L Whitright

February 3, 1944 - April 19, 2020