Howard-Bettner-Obituary

Howard Earl "Red" Bettner

Shelbyville, Indiana

Mar 17, 1925 – Feb 4, 2025 (Age 99)

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BORN
March 17, 1925
DIED
February 4, 2025
AGE
99
LOCATION
Shelbyville, Indiana

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Howard Earl "Red" Bettner, 99, of Waldron, passed away Tuesday, February 4, 2025, at Miller's Merry Manor in Hope.

He would have celebrated his much anticipated 100th birthday on March 17, 2025. Howard was one of 11 children born to Carl F. and Bertha E. (Short) Bettner. On July 2, 1948,...

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My tender thoughts go out to all of Mr Bettner´s family. I believe Sherry and Jay are the only survivors that I know but your family and the era in which he lived reminds me so much of my own I was especially touched. I am the youngest of 6 and my oldest 3 siblings served in WW II: Army, Navy, and Army Nurse Corps. I can imagine plans were well underway for his 100th birthday celebration; God must have needed him for something important. My heartfelt sympathy goes out to you all. Faith Laird