Betty Jane Coddington, age 85, passed away Tuesday, May 27, 2014, at Kindred Transitional Care, surrounded by the love and comfort of her family.
She was born Feb. 18, 1929, in Lemmon, S.D., to William and Ruth (Loy) Scoular.
Once Betty completed high school, she attended business college in Bismarck, N.D. After she completed her degree, she began working for a physician in Lemmon, S.D., where she met a patient's brother, Paul Coddington. They married on Jan. 26, 1950, in Lewiston, while visiting Paul's family.
Paul and Betty returned to the little farm at Morristown, S.D. They shared a little two-room farmhouse for nine years before selling and moving to Lewiston for a life of working a job with a regular paycheck.
During the time on the farm, Betty had four children. Thomas only lived 17 days and a sister was stillborn. Then along came Theodore (Ted) and Irene.
Once the children were old enough for school, Betty began working for the First United Methodist Church as the secretary. Paul and Betty also became janitors at the church. She made sure she was always home if the kids were not in school. She was a smart lady.
Later, she began a career with J.C. Penney, working in the children's department. She developed some great friendships with both her fellow employees and customers. She worked at J.C. Penney until her retirement.
After retirement, Betty provided care for Paul until his passing in 1997.
She then spent a few months lost without her partner and companion. So she began volunteering for the food bank, the community center, and Tri-State Memorial Hospital five days a week. These volunteer activities and the church became her focus and provided great satisfaction, again, making more friends along the way. She volunteered until health forced her to become a resident at Kindred Transitional Care, where she lived for four years and found even more friends and special people to enrich her life.
She will be missed by many.
Survivors' names omitted per findagrave policy.
Contributor: Carlynn Thatcher (49120853) •
She was born Feb. 18, 1929, in Lemmon, S.D., to William and Ruth (Loy) Scoular.
Once Betty completed high school, she attended business college in Bismarck, N.D. After she completed her degree, she began working for a physician in Lemmon, S.D., where she met a patient's brother, Paul Coddington. They married on Jan. 26, 1950, in Lewiston, while visiting Paul's family.
Paul and Betty returned to the little farm at Morristown, S.D. They shared a little two-room farmhouse for nine years before selling and moving to Lewiston for a life of working a job with a regular paycheck.
During the time on the farm, Betty had four children. Thomas only lived 17 days and a sister was stillborn. Then along came Theodore (Ted) and Irene.
Once the children were old enough for school, Betty began working for the First United Methodist Church as the secretary. Paul and Betty also became janitors at the church. She made sure she was always home if the kids were not in school. She was a smart lady.
Later, she began a career with J.C. Penney, working in the children's department. She developed some great friendships with both her fellow employees and customers. She worked at J.C. Penney until her retirement.
After retirement, Betty provided care for Paul until his passing in 1997.
She then spent a few months lost without her partner and companion. So she began volunteering for the food bank, the community center, and Tri-State Memorial Hospital five days a week. These volunteer activities and the church became her focus and provided great satisfaction, again, making more friends along the way. She volunteered until health forced her to become a resident at Kindred Transitional Care, where she lived for four years and found even more friends and special people to enrich her life.
She will be missed by many.
Survivors' names omitted per findagrave policy.
Contributor: Carlynn Thatcher (49120853) •
Betty Jane Coddington, age 85, passed away Tuesday, May 27, 2014, at Kindred Transitional Care, surrounded by the love and comfort of her family.
She was born Feb. 18, 1929, in Lemmon, S.D., to William and Ruth (Loy) Scoular.
Once Betty completed high school, she attended business college in Bismarck, N.D. After she completed her degree, she began working for a physician in Lemmon, S.D., where she met a patient's brother, Paul Coddington. They married on Jan. 26, 1950, in Lewiston, while visiting Paul's family.
Paul and Betty returned to the little farm at Morristown, S.D. They shared a little two-room farmhouse for nine years before selling and moving to Lewiston for a life of working a job with a regular paycheck.
During the time on the farm, Betty had four children. Thomas only lived 17 days and a sister was stillborn. Then along came Theodore (Ted) and Irene.
Once the children were old enough for school, Betty began working for the First United Methodist Church as the secretary. Paul and Betty also became janitors at the church. She made sure she was always home if the kids were not in school. She was a smart lady.
Later, she began a career with J.C. Penney, working in the children's department. She developed some great friendships with both her fellow employees and customers. She worked at J.C. Penney until her retirement.
After retirement, Betty provided care for Paul until his passing in 1997.
She then spent a few months lost without her partner and companion. So she began volunteering for the food bank, the community center, and Tri-State Memorial Hospital five days a week. These volunteer activities and the church became her focus and provided great satisfaction, again, making more friends along the way. She volunteered until health forced her to become a resident at Kindred Transitional Care, where she lived for four years and found even more friends and special people to enrich her life.
She will be missed by many.
Survivors' names omitted per findagrave policy.
Contributor: Carlynn Thatcher (49120853) •
She was born Feb. 18, 1929, in Lemmon, S.D., to William and Ruth (Loy) Scoular.
Once Betty completed high school, she attended business college in Bismarck, N.D. After she completed her degree, she began working for a physician in Lemmon, S.D., where she met a patient's brother, Paul Coddington. They married on Jan. 26, 1950, in Lewiston, while visiting Paul's family.
Paul and Betty returned to the little farm at Morristown, S.D. They shared a little two-room farmhouse for nine years before selling and moving to Lewiston for a life of working a job with a regular paycheck.
During the time on the farm, Betty had four children. Thomas only lived 17 days and a sister was stillborn. Then along came Theodore (Ted) and Irene.
Once the children were old enough for school, Betty began working for the First United Methodist Church as the secretary. Paul and Betty also became janitors at the church. She made sure she was always home if the kids were not in school. She was a smart lady.
Later, she began a career with J.C. Penney, working in the children's department. She developed some great friendships with both her fellow employees and customers. She worked at J.C. Penney until her retirement.
After retirement, Betty provided care for Paul until his passing in 1997.
She then spent a few months lost without her partner and companion. So she began volunteering for the food bank, the community center, and Tri-State Memorial Hospital five days a week. These volunteer activities and the church became her focus and provided great satisfaction, again, making more friends along the way. She volunteered until health forced her to become a resident at Kindred Transitional Care, where she lived for four years and found even more friends and special people to enrich her life.
She will be missed by many.
Survivors' names omitted per findagrave policy.
Contributor: Carlynn Thatcher (49120853) •
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