Elizabeth STRATTON

STRATTON,

Elizabeth Parker "Bette"

Age 92, beloved wife and mother died peacefully on June 12, 2022, in Lansing, Michigan. Daughter of the late Johnnie Jones Parker and

Emma Miles Parker, she was born on November 12, 1929, in Wilmington, North Carolina. She moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at a young age and finished her secondary education there. She trained at Howard University Hospital in Washington, D.C., to become a Registered Nurse. She met her husband-to-be, a medical student, at the same hospital. She was the widow of Harold C. Stratton Jr. They were married on June 25, 1955, in Washington, D.C. They moved to Dayton, Ohio, in 1957. She worked as a Nurse at the V.A. Hospital, Good Samaritan Hospital, and at her husband's medical practice. They were the proud parents of twin sons Harold (Hal) C. Stratton III and Whitney Parker Stratton. She was a member of the Links, the Dayton Sophisticates, and various other organizations. She was a member of St. Margaret's Church Episcopal Church in Dayton since 1957. She relocated to Lansing, MI, with her husband in 2020 to be closer to their son and daughter-in-law. She is survived by her son Hal (Karla)

Stratton III of Lansing, MI; nieces Kelly Davis, Susan (Eddie)

Davis, Judy Rodgers; nephew Neil Rodgers; great-nieces; a great-great-niece; a great-nephew; and a great-great-nephew. She is predeceased by her husband Dr. Harold C. Stratton Jr.; son Whitney Parker Stratton; parents Johnnie Jones Parker and Emma Miles Parker; her aunt Helen

Kennedy; cousin Winona Richburg; mother-in-law Edith

Stratton; father-in-law Harold C. Stratton; sister-in-law Mary Rodgers; and nephew Robin Rodgers. Dr. Harold C. Stratton Jr. died, September 19, 2020, amidst the height of the pandemic. A joint Memorial Mass will be held 2 PM, Saturday, July 2, 2022, at St. Margaret's Episcopal Church, 5301 Free Pike. Private interment Woodland Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to St. Margaret's Episcopal Church. MASKS ARE REQUIRED.

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