Daughter of Cecil & Hazel Brouhard Stowers

Wife of Harry Britt Sr

Bethel Britt passed away on October 10, 2023. She was born on March 27, 1921 in Jasper County, Indiana to Cecil & Hazel Brouhard Stowers.

She was a lifelong Jasper County resident. She married Harry Britt Sr., on August 3, 1937 in Crown Point, Indiana. They were married for over 66 years before he preceded her in death in 2003.

Bethel became a woman of faith during the 1950's. She joined the Brushwood Church participating in many activities including teaching Sunday School and Bible School. She also helped prepare funeral dinners, quilting with the women's church group, volunteering at the Little Cousin Jasper Food Both, and playing weekly dart ball games with surrounding churches.

Bethel and Harry enjoyed farming the land - including milking cows, planting and harvesting crops. She also had a large garden where she raised crops and canned food. She raised chickens and sold the eggs to members of the community.

Bethel worked at Permanite Factory in Kentland, Indiana. In her spare time she enjoyed sewing and crocheting items for her family members. She loved to read and loved her flower gardens.

A funny story she told her children and grandchildren was that she had a billy goat named "Billy" and with her friend, Virginia, they rode around in a little wagon while Billy pulled them. During her one hundred years plus, she had a full life and many great stories that she loved to tell others. She and her husband loved to play cards with family and friends, and they also loved to square dance at neighbors' homes. They would roll up the rugs and enjoy the fellowship with their friends. One other thing they loved to do was to have wiener roasts and make homemade ice cream to enjoy.

Bethel was preceded in death by her husband, Harry Britt Sr.; her parents; her son, Harry Britt, Jr.; daughters, Diana Chambers and Cheryl Kohlhagen; two brothers, Clarence and Louis Stowers.