Betty Jane Wilkerson Haskins
August 31, 1926 - January 6, 2016
Residence: Monticello, Indiana
Died: Wednesday, January 06, 2016
Location: 2:30 a.m., at the Monticello Assisted Living and Healthcare Center of Monticello, Indiana
Age: 89
Date of Birth: Tuesday, August 31, 1926
Birth place: White County, Indiana
Father: Hillard Wilkerson
Mother: Georgia Ellen ( McCowan ) Wilkerson
Marital Status: Widowed
Resided in: White County, Indiana, area most all of her life
Funeral Date: Saturday, January 09, 2016
Funeral Location: 3:00 p.m., Saturday, January 9, 2016, Celebraton of Life Service at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana.
Clergy: Rev. Chris Dodson of the Monticello Christian Church of Monticello, Indiana.
Burial will take place:
At the Pike Creek Cemetery of rural Monticello, Indiana.
Visitation will be:
2:00 to 3:00 p.m., Saturday, January 9, 2016, at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana.
Biographical Information:
Betty was born and raised in White County, Indiana. She went to work at an early age. Betty was a hard working, honest and dedicated employee with excellent work ethics. As a young mother, she rose early in the morning to bake pies and delivered them to local restaurants. She waitressed at Deans Restaurant and Little Joes Italian Restaurant, later working at the old RCA Factory along with her late husband Arthur M. "Shorty" Haskins, where they both retired from. Betty enjoyed crocheting, going to garage sales and taking daily walks through town, giving a smile to anyone who crossed her path. She was a dedicated wife, loving mother and adoring grandmother who will be sadly missed.
Special Services:
Memorial Information: Memorials may be given to the Alzheimers Associaton. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.
Marriage Information: On November 7, 1946, by the Rev. M.A. Madsen in the Monticello Christian Church of Monticello, Indiana, she married Arthur M. "Shorty" Haskins; he passed away on Sunday, January 16, 2000.
Survivors include:
Daughters,Brenda (husband Randy) Bonty of Monticello, Indiana;Sons,James A. (wife Barbara) Haskins of Corydon, Indiana, andRonald D. (wife Shelly) Haskins of Cary, Illinois;Grandchildren, Brian (wife Tara) Haskins, Megan (husband George) Ferriell, Tami (husband Joe) Straub, Brooke (husband Sam) Brooks, Jasmine (husband Logan) Jordan, Mandy Bonty, Heather Bonty, and Seth Bonty.
Preceded in Death:
Father, Hillard Wilkerson; Mother and Step - Father, Georgia Ellen (McCowan) and Archie Bell; Husband, Arthur M. "Shorty" Haskins;Brothers, Donald, Jim, Harold, and Robert Wilkerson; Sisters, Erma Robinson, Louise Hughes, and Dorothy Brown; Step - Daughter, Marilyn Haskins Greer.
Arrangements by:
Miller - Roscka Funeral Home, 6368 E. UUS 24, Monticello, Indiana, 47960 ( 574 ) 583 - 8488.