Betty R. Elton, Trenton, Missouri, was born south of Craig, Missouri, to William and Adah (Brooks) Redmon on December 12, 1929. She passed away at St. Luke’s Hospital on October 21, 2020. Betty attended Kelso country school until fifth grade, when she transferred to the Craig School District where she graduated in 1947. Betty attended St. Joseph Beauty University and took a job at the Modern Beauty Shop in Mound City, Missouri, after graduation. In August of 1949, she went to work for the United Telephone Company in Craig, where she met Thomas “Bub” Elton.

They were married on September 17, 1955, and started their married life in Mound City, where they had their first child, a son, Charles (C.W.). They moved to Tarkio, Missouri. in May of 1960 where they had their second child, a daughter, Renee.

While living in Tarkio, Betty worked at several local clothing stores and raised their two children. She was a lifelong member of the United Methodist Church where she taught Sunday School and served on multiple church committees.

In September of 1999 Betty and Bub moved to Trenton, Missouri, to be closer to family. Betty continued her church service as a dedicated member of the Wesley United Methodist Church where she was active in the United Methodist Women’s Group and represented the church for many years as a delegate to the United Methodist Church’s General Conference. After Bub passed away on January 24, 2001, she kept herself busy making her famous rolls for retirees’ dinners and volunteering at Wright Memorial Hospital where she served on the Spiritual Wellness Committee and assisted in the gift shop and patient admissions.

Betty was a devoted mother, grandmother and soon-to-be great-grandmother and will be greatly missed.

Betty is survived by son, Charles, and his wife Kathleen, Ayden, North Carolina, and daughter, Renee Hull, Maryville, Missouri; four grandchildren, Matthew Elton, Greenville, North Carolina, Andrea (Biff) Rutherford and expected baby girl Rutherford, Woodstock, Georgia,Bethany Hull, New York City, New York, and Dane Hull, Appleton, Wisconsin. Betty also had two step-grandchildren, Eric Sjoerdsma, Wendell, North Carolina, and Jenna Sjoerdsma, Mishawaka, Indiana.

A private graveside service will be held on October 28. No visitation is scheduled. Memorials may be directed to Wright Memorial Hospital, Wesley United Methodist Church, and St. Luke’s Hospital COVID-19 Response Fund (online or by phone: 314-576-2345). Arrangements are under the direction of Slater-Neal Funeral Home, Trenton.