Effie Elizabeth Frost Russell, better known as Betty, age 88, went to be with the Lord in the predawn hours of April 21, 2008. Betty had been in and out of the hospital since February 2008 and passed away due to pulmonary complications from a recent illness. Betty was born July 4, 1919 to Charles and Genta Frost in Muskogee, Oklahoma. A long-time resident of Caney, Kansas, she graduated from Caney High School and married Jesse A. Russell on Sept 6, 1937, also from Caney, Kansas. Betty worked as a secretary for the Kaw Pipe Line Company and was a supportive housewife while Jesse was away overseas during WWII. After the war in 1950 they moved to Denver, Colorado where Betty resumed the role of fulltime housewife and mother to one son, Jeffrey A. Russell. Betty enjoyed camping, fishing, boating and outdoor activities in the Colorado mountains. Betty was an accomplished musician, playing the organ and teaching music to many students. Betty enjoyed art and craft hobbies, photography, shell and craft collections, as well as gardening. Betty and Jesse spent most of their adult life in Wheat Ridge, Colorado until Jessie retired from the Colorado Highway Department in 1977. During their retirement years, Jesse and Betty traveled the United States and Mexico in a recreational vehicle and enjoyed being on the road visiting and enjoying new people and places. Betty was a life member of the First Christian Church in Caney, Kansas, Eastern Star and The Caney Valley Historical Society. More recently Betty regularly attended Christian Church services at Hearthstone Assisted Living, in Conroe, Texas. Betty is survived by one son, Jeffrey Russell, his wife, Alecia (Toner) Russell; and three dearly loved grandchildren, Jonathan, Alison and Andrea, all of Conroe, Texas. Betty is also survived by one brother, Edwin H. Frost and his wife, Dolores Frost. Betty is preceded in death by her parents, Charles and Genta Frost, and her husband, Jesse A. Russell. Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 26, 2008 at 2:30 p.m. with a graveside memorial service conducted by the Rev. Brad Sanders at the Sunnyside Cemetery in Caney, Kansas. Please send any monetary donations to Hearthstone Assisted Living in Conroe, Texas (Attn: Liz Montana), and flowers may be sent to Caney Floral at (620) 879-2644....