A memorial service will be 10 a.m. on Thursday, January 15^th, 2004 at the First Baptist Church, located on the corner of Liberty and Pine in Adams. Pastor Sam Downey will officiate.

Betty was born April 21, 1923 in the West Side Hospital in Chicago, IL to Winn and Edna (Dawes) McGowan. She graduated from A-F High School and later got a B.S. degree in Conservation and English from UW-Stevens Point.

In 1948 Betty went to Juneau, AK where she was the librarian for the Alaska Bureau of Fisheries, and later was an account clerk for the Unemployment Securities Commission. While in Alaska, she also taught school and was a secretary for the 5039^th Air Force Depot Wing, Elmendorf AFB, Anchorage.

Betty then moved to Fort Worth, TX where she received a master’s degree in Religious Education (MRE) from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Upon returning to Wisconsin, Betty was employed as a social worker in Monroe and Adams Counties.

Betty was a member of the First Baptist Church of Adams.

Memorials in Betty’s memory may be directed to the Adams County Animal Shelter.