September 18, 2003 The Morning Sun News-Herald and the Wapello Republican
Pastor Brian K. Betts
Pastor Brian Keith Betts, age 44, of Yarmouth, died suddenly of unknown causes, Thursday afternoon, September 11, 2003 at the Great River Medical Center in West Burlington. The son of LeRoy and Vivian Garrett Betts, he was born February 2, 1959, at Memphis, Tennessee. He married Trudy D. Luerman on August 12, 1978, in Salina, Kansas.
He graduated from Dorrance High School in Dorrance, Kansas. He attended Kansas State University and Northwest Community College in Powell, Wyoming, where he received a degree in photography. He attended Faith Baptist Bible College in Ankeny, where he received his BA degree in Theology and also completed his master's degree in Pastoral Theology in May of 2003.
He served in the U.S. Army with the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, N.C. and continued as a photojournalist in Germany and later in Kuwait during Desert Storm and Desert Shield. He was currently serving in the Iowa National Guard with the Public Affairs directorate having just returned on September 3 from a three-week tour with the National Guard in Korea.
Pastor Brian has served his Lord as Pastor of the First Baptist Church at Yarmouth for the last 5 ½ years. He was also a Chaplain for the Des Moines County Hospice. He was a lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and was a member of the National Guard Enlisted Association.
He enjoyed the outdoors through fishing, hunting, and the mountains. He also enjoyed photography, woodworking, and most importantly sharing his love with his family and his dog, Lovee.
He is survived by his wife, Trudy; two daughters, Amber and David Dina of Eagle, Idaho, and Ashlee and Trevor Hartman of Clearfield, Utah; his parents, LeRoy and Vivian Betts of Russell, Kansas; two brothers, Alan and Rikki Betts of Antonino, Kansas, and Roger and Sheila Betts of Shattuck, Oklahoma; and his wife's parents, Rev. Harlan and Darlene Palser of Russell, Kansas.
The family met with friends Sunday evening at the First Baptist Church of Yarmouth.
The funeral service for Pastor Brian Betts was at 2 p.m. Monday, at the First Baptist Church with the Revs. Jeff Crawford, Dean Graber, Joe Hayes and Harlan Palser officiating. Other participants included musicians Gayle Carleton, organist, Marcia Johnson, pianist, Rose Schneider, Vocalist and Gretchen Winfrey, flautist. Pallbearers were Randy Kongable, Rod Whitaker, Alan Giese, Dr. David Hull, Larry Harmon, Stan Schneider, Dr. Dan McClure and Craig Remick. Honorary bearers included Michael Coppes, Roger Sharp, Ken Brown, Gary Kolkman, Paul Drinkall, Nelson Cowles, John Tolander and Ed Kolkman.
Following transportation to Kansas, a funeral service was also held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the First Baptist Church at Wilson, Kansas. Burial followed at the Dorrance City Cemetery with full military rites.
A memorial fund has been established for the stained glass window of the current building project at the First Baptist Church of Yarmouth.
Funeral arrangements and care were provided by the Hagele and Honts Funeral Home at Mediapolis and the Pohlman-Heise Mortuary at Russell, Kansas.
Pastor Brian K. Betts
Pastor Brian Keith Betts, age 44, of Yarmouth, died suddenly of unknown causes, Thursday afternoon, September 11, 2003 at the Great River Medical Center in West Burlington. The son of LeRoy and Vivian Garrett Betts, he was born February 2, 1959, at Memphis, Tennessee. He married Trudy D. Luerman on August 12, 1978, in Salina, Kansas.
He graduated from Dorrance High School in Dorrance, Kansas. He attended Kansas State University and Northwest Community College in Powell, Wyoming, where he received a degree in photography. He attended Faith Baptist Bible College in Ankeny, where he received his BA degree in Theology and also completed his master's degree in Pastoral Theology in May of 2003.
He served in the U.S. Army with the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, N.C. and continued as a photojournalist in Germany and later in Kuwait during Desert Storm and Desert Shield. He was currently serving in the Iowa National Guard with the Public Affairs directorate having just returned on September 3 from a three-week tour with the National Guard in Korea.
Pastor Brian has served his Lord as Pastor of the First Baptist Church at Yarmouth for the last 5 ½ years. He was also a Chaplain for the Des Moines County Hospice. He was a lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and was a member of the National Guard Enlisted Association.
He enjoyed the outdoors through fishing, hunting, and the mountains. He also enjoyed photography, woodworking, and most importantly sharing his love with his family and his dog, Lovee.
He is survived by his wife, Trudy; two daughters, Amber and David Dina of Eagle, Idaho, and Ashlee and Trevor Hartman of Clearfield, Utah; his parents, LeRoy and Vivian Betts of Russell, Kansas; two brothers, Alan and Rikki Betts of Antonino, Kansas, and Roger and Sheila Betts of Shattuck, Oklahoma; and his wife's parents, Rev. Harlan and Darlene Palser of Russell, Kansas.
The family met with friends Sunday evening at the First Baptist Church of Yarmouth.
The funeral service for Pastor Brian Betts was at 2 p.m. Monday, at the First Baptist Church with the Revs. Jeff Crawford, Dean Graber, Joe Hayes and Harlan Palser officiating. Other participants included musicians Gayle Carleton, organist, Marcia Johnson, pianist, Rose Schneider, Vocalist and Gretchen Winfrey, flautist. Pallbearers were Randy Kongable, Rod Whitaker, Alan Giese, Dr. David Hull, Larry Harmon, Stan Schneider, Dr. Dan McClure and Craig Remick. Honorary bearers included Michael Coppes, Roger Sharp, Ken Brown, Gary Kolkman, Paul Drinkall, Nelson Cowles, John Tolander and Ed Kolkman.
Following transportation to Kansas, a funeral service was also held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the First Baptist Church at Wilson, Kansas. Burial followed at the Dorrance City Cemetery with full military rites.
A memorial fund has been established for the stained glass window of the current building project at the First Baptist Church of Yarmouth.
Funeral arrangements and care were provided by the Hagele and Honts Funeral Home at Mediapolis and the Pohlman-Heise Mortuary at Russell, Kansas.
September 18, 2003 The Morning Sun News-Herald and the Wapello Republican
Pastor Brian K. Betts
Pastor Brian Keith Betts, age 44, of Yarmouth, died suddenly of unknown causes, Thursday afternoon, September 11, 2003 at the Great River Medical Center in West Burlington. The son of LeRoy and Vivian Garrett Betts, he was born February 2, 1959, at Memphis, Tennessee. He married Trudy D. Luerman on August 12, 1978, in Salina, Kansas.
He graduated from Dorrance High School in Dorrance, Kansas. He attended Kansas State University and Northwest Community College in Powell, Wyoming, where he received a degree in photography. He attended Faith Baptist Bible College in Ankeny, where he received his BA degree in Theology and also completed his master's degree in Pastoral Theology in May of 2003.
He served in the U.S. Army with the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, N.C. and continued as a photojournalist in Germany and later in Kuwait during Desert Storm and Desert Shield. He was currently serving in the Iowa National Guard with the Public Affairs directorate having just returned on September 3 from a three-week tour with the National Guard in Korea.
Pastor Brian has served his Lord as Pastor of the First Baptist Church at Yarmouth for the last 5 ½ years. He was also a Chaplain for the Des Moines County Hospice. He was a lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and was a member of the National Guard Enlisted Association.
He enjoyed the outdoors through fishing, hunting, and the mountains. He also enjoyed photography, woodworking, and most importantly sharing his love with his family and his dog, Lovee.
He is survived by his wife, Trudy; two daughters, Amber and David Dina of Eagle, Idaho, and Ashlee and Trevor Hartman of Clearfield, Utah; his parents, LeRoy and Vivian Betts of Russell, Kansas; two brothers, Alan and Rikki Betts of Antonino, Kansas, and Roger and Sheila Betts of Shattuck, Oklahoma; and his wife's parents, Rev. Harlan and Darlene Palser of Russell, Kansas.
The family met with friends Sunday evening at the First Baptist Church of Yarmouth.
The funeral service for Pastor Brian Betts was at 2 p.m. Monday, at the First Baptist Church with the Revs. Jeff Crawford, Dean Graber, Joe Hayes and Harlan Palser officiating. Other participants included musicians Gayle Carleton, organist, Marcia Johnson, pianist, Rose Schneider, Vocalist and Gretchen Winfrey, flautist. Pallbearers were Randy Kongable, Rod Whitaker, Alan Giese, Dr. David Hull, Larry Harmon, Stan Schneider, Dr. Dan McClure and Craig Remick. Honorary bearers included Michael Coppes, Roger Sharp, Ken Brown, Gary Kolkman, Paul Drinkall, Nelson Cowles, John Tolander and Ed Kolkman.
Following transportation to Kansas, a funeral service was also held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the First Baptist Church at Wilson, Kansas. Burial followed at the Dorrance City Cemetery with full military rites.
A memorial fund has been established for the stained glass window of the current building project at the First Baptist Church of Yarmouth.
Funeral arrangements and care were provided by the Hagele and Honts Funeral Home at Mediapolis and the Pohlman-Heise Mortuary at Russell, Kansas.
Pastor Brian K. Betts
Pastor Brian Keith Betts, age 44, of Yarmouth, died suddenly of unknown causes, Thursday afternoon, September 11, 2003 at the Great River Medical Center in West Burlington. The son of LeRoy and Vivian Garrett Betts, he was born February 2, 1959, at Memphis, Tennessee. He married Trudy D. Luerman on August 12, 1978, in Salina, Kansas.
He graduated from Dorrance High School in Dorrance, Kansas. He attended Kansas State University and Northwest Community College in Powell, Wyoming, where he received a degree in photography. He attended Faith Baptist Bible College in Ankeny, where he received his BA degree in Theology and also completed his master's degree in Pastoral Theology in May of 2003.
He served in the U.S. Army with the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, N.C. and continued as a photojournalist in Germany and later in Kuwait during Desert Storm and Desert Shield. He was currently serving in the Iowa National Guard with the Public Affairs directorate having just returned on September 3 from a three-week tour with the National Guard in Korea.
Pastor Brian has served his Lord as Pastor of the First Baptist Church at Yarmouth for the last 5 ½ years. He was also a Chaplain for the Des Moines County Hospice. He was a lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and was a member of the National Guard Enlisted Association.
He enjoyed the outdoors through fishing, hunting, and the mountains. He also enjoyed photography, woodworking, and most importantly sharing his love with his family and his dog, Lovee.
He is survived by his wife, Trudy; two daughters, Amber and David Dina of Eagle, Idaho, and Ashlee and Trevor Hartman of Clearfield, Utah; his parents, LeRoy and Vivian Betts of Russell, Kansas; two brothers, Alan and Rikki Betts of Antonino, Kansas, and Roger and Sheila Betts of Shattuck, Oklahoma; and his wife's parents, Rev. Harlan and Darlene Palser of Russell, Kansas.
The family met with friends Sunday evening at the First Baptist Church of Yarmouth.
The funeral service for Pastor Brian Betts was at 2 p.m. Monday, at the First Baptist Church with the Revs. Jeff Crawford, Dean Graber, Joe Hayes and Harlan Palser officiating. Other participants included musicians Gayle Carleton, organist, Marcia Johnson, pianist, Rose Schneider, Vocalist and Gretchen Winfrey, flautist. Pallbearers were Randy Kongable, Rod Whitaker, Alan Giese, Dr. David Hull, Larry Harmon, Stan Schneider, Dr. Dan McClure and Craig Remick. Honorary bearers included Michael Coppes, Roger Sharp, Ken Brown, Gary Kolkman, Paul Drinkall, Nelson Cowles, John Tolander and Ed Kolkman.
Following transportation to Kansas, a funeral service was also held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the First Baptist Church at Wilson, Kansas. Burial followed at the Dorrance City Cemetery with full military rites.
A memorial fund has been established for the stained glass window of the current building project at the First Baptist Church of Yarmouth.
Funeral arrangements and care were provided by the Hagele and Honts Funeral Home at Mediapolis and the Pohlman-Heise Mortuary at Russell, Kansas.
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