OBITUARY: Betty Bly (Hill) (Callahan) Wilkes, 1922-2004, Mitchell Co., Iowa

[Adapted from Mitchell County Press-News online - Posted August 25, 2004]



                            Betty Bly Wilkes

A Mass of Christian Burial for Betty Bly Wilkes, 82, of Osage, was held
on  Wednesday, August 25, 2004 at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in
Osage, Iowa, with Rev. Mark Reasoner officiating.  Interment was in
Calvary Cemetery in Riceville.

Betty died Saturday, August 21, 2004, of injuries she received from an
auto accident near Little Cedar.

Betty was born March 1, 1922, near Little Cedar the daughter of Grant
and Hazel (Griffin) Hill.  She attended Riceville High School, where
she graduated in 1941.

Betty was united in marriage to James (Stub) Callahan on September 13,
1941, in Austin, Minnesota.   They where residing in Riceville, when
James passed away December 7, 1971.  She attended school in Calmar,
where she obtained her LPN License.

Betty then was united in marriage to Robert Wilkes in Decorah.  They
moved to Osage and Robert passed away February 12, 1987.

Betty was preceded in death by her parents; two husbands; a brother,
Montel Hill; and a nephew Terry Hill.

Betty is survived by two sons: Craig (Patty) Callahan of Mason City, Iowa,
and Michael Callahan of Charles City; four grandchildren,  Katie Callahan
of Mason City, Grant, Heather, and Megan Keith of Hudson; two nephews,
Tyrone Hill of Winona, Minnesota, and Tom Hill of Sonoma, California;
and three nieces: Beverly, Virginia, and Iris Hill all of California.

Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, Osage, Iowa, was in charge of arrangements.



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