Betty Cross Obituary
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Betty was born in Claybank Indiana on November 28, 1931 to Elvis and Mary Uleva Crooks. After graduating from Spurgeon High School Betty moved to Indianapolis where she met and married the love of her life Al Cross. They were married on June 9th, 1951 and were blessed with 6 children. After retiring in 1986 they enjoyed 28 years of traveling and watching their children and grandchildren grow up.
Betty is survived by her six children, Jude, Jim, Mark and wife Cindy, Rick and wife Karla, Betsy Zook and husband Bruce and Monica Knesek and husband Dave; nine grandchildren and twelve great grand children and sister Maxine of Paoli, IN.
A Funeral will be held on August 25, 2025, from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM at St Andrews Catholic 3312 Dryden Rd. Ft. Worth, TX. Service will be in the chapel, enter on Stadium Dr. She will be laid to rest in Oakland City, IN. Burial and Memorial service will be at Blackfoot Cemetery at 10:00 on Wednesday August 27.
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