Betty Ann Woollen

Posted 6/19/17

Betty Ann Woollen

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Betty Ann Woollen

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WAPELLA — Betty Ann Woollen, 94, of Wapella, passed away on October 31, 2016, at Decatur Memorial Hospital, Decatur, Ill.

A memorial service to celebrate Betty’s life will be held at 2 p.m. on June 24, 2017, at the Wapella Christian Church.

Betty was born on December 30, 1921, in Clinton, the daughter of Walter H. and Evelyn J (Connor) Lane.  She married Leslie R. Woollen on August 8, 1942, in Clinton.  He passed away on December 17, 2014.

Survivors include children, Judith A. (David John), Followell, Decatur, Ill.; Joan (Terry) Rousey, Floyds Knobs, Ind.; Janis (Bill) Ellis, Wapella; Tim (Dawn) Woollen, Phoenix, Ariz.; Joe Woollen, Phoenix, Ariz.; 12 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren, three great-great grandchildren, and one sister, Patricia Ayers, Raleigh, N.C.

She was preceded in death by her parents, six brothers and one sister.

Betty had a healthy and wonderful 94 years, for which her family is so grateful.  She is so loved and missed.