Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Addison, Betty Jane (Lather) (Massey) 2005
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Lakewood News, 1 Nov 2005

Betty Jane Addison passed away at the age of 74 in Ionia Memorial Hospital. 
Betty was born to Gordon and Retha Lather in northern Michigan.  She grew up on
a farm that she dearly loved and enjoyed.
While going to college she married Harold Massey, who died in 1952.  She married
Donald Ray Addison in 1958, and loved and cared for his son.  Betty moved to
Florida with Donald in 1974.  She hired into Lakeland General Hospital as a
nursing assistant.  She had been assisting the ill and aged her entire adult
life.  She retired from Lakeland General in 1998 after a stroke left her ill. 
In 1998, Betty moved to her sons house in Michigan, where she died.  Betty was
an active member of Winter Haven Church of God till her stroke.  She attended
Woodbury Community Church when health allowed.  She was dearly loved by her
friends and family.

Preceding her in death were her parents; a baby brother, Duane Lather; an older
sister, Doris Moore and her husband, Donald Ray Addison in 2000.  Surviving are
her son, Donald Addison (Kathy) of Lake Odessa; two grandsons and spouses,
Jeffrey Scott (Mitzi) of Florida, and Michael Jonas (Karie) of Lake Odessa; two
great grandchildren, LinnLee All and MaiLee Ann Addison of Florida; brothers,
Wilfred Lather (Lee) of Parma and Bill Lather (Shirley) of Fort Myers, Florida
and sister, Audrey Schrock (Brad) of Arizona; several loving nieces and nephews.  

Betty was laid to rest in Auburndale, Florida with her husband, Donald on
October 22, 2005.  A memorial service will be held on Saturday, November 5, at
the Woodbury Community Church, 216 Maple St., off M-66 in Woodbury.  Pastor Dale
Hanson of Woodbury Community Church, and pastor Tony Saraiva from the Grace
Missions Church in Lansing, will be officiating.  A small luncheon will be
served in the basement following the service.


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