Betty J. Fosdick
ATLANTA, IL - Betty J. Fosdick, 83, passed away at 4:20 p.m. on Monday, May 12, 2014, at Symphony of Lincoln.
Graveside services for Mrs. Fosdick will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, May 16, 2014, at Zion Cemetery in Lincoln.
A Memorial Service will be held at 3 p.m., Friday afternoon at Atlanta Assembly Church with Pastor Paul Weber officiating.
Burial will be at Zion Cemetery in Lincoln.
Betty Jane Shawgo was born Oct. 27, 1930, in Mason City, Ill., the daughter of Claude and Lois Mae Williams Shawgo. She married Lloyde Fosdick. He preceded her in death.
Betty is survived by her children, Joanne (Keith) Schmidt of Lincoln, Cherie (Ron) Baker of Atlanta, Tywanna (Robert) Beam of Lincoln, Larry Fosdick of Atlanta, Karen Sue (Bruce) Treakle of Atlanta and Kelly Fosdick of Florida; 16 grandchildren; and 36 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, four sisters, and five brothers.
Mrs. Fosdick was a member of the Assembly of God church in Atlanta. She worked for General Electric in Bloomington for 17 years. She was a creative person who loved interior decorating. She loved to travel and went to China as a missionary.
Memorials may be made to the Atlanta Rescue Squad.
Final arrangements are entrusted with Peasley Funeral Home of Lincoln.
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
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May 15, 2014
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