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- Betty Jane Fagot Burt, 88, of Lincoln died Sunday, March 4, 2012, at Autumn House in Lincoln. Betty Jane was born Feb. 24, 1924, in Miller to Harold and Hazel (Sea) Fairchild.
In 1943, she married Marvin Fagot. He preceded her in death. On Aug. 5, 1978, she married James E. Burt of Creighton.
Survivors are: husband, Jim Burt; daughter, Diane Bockmann of Grand Island; son and daughter-in-law, Ron and Susan Fagot of Lexington; daughter and son-in-law, Janet and Jim Martin of Lincoln; eight grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; stepdaughters, Janelle Cox and her husband, Tim, of Louisville and Mary Upshaw and her husband, Tom, of Norfolk; seven step-grandchildren; five step-great-grandchildren; brother, Conrad Fairchild and his wife, Marilyn, of Ridgecrest, Calif.; and sisters, Cecil Ackerman Koch and her husband, Don, of Albany, Texas, and Beverly Williams and her husband, Terry, of Cozad.
Betty Jane graduated from Cozad High School in 1941. She attended The University of Nebraska at Kearney and was a member of Alpha Kappa Gamma sorority. She was an active member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary.
Betty Jane was a devoted mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, as well as a teacher for 34 years. She enjoyed her family, quilting, crafts, cooking, painting, writing poetry, playing cards and bingo, and playing with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
After Betty Jane and James both retired, they traveled for two years before settling in Alamo, Texas.
Betty Jane was preceded in death by: husband, Marvin Fagot; parents; son-in-law; Darryl Bockmann; sisters, Carol Carman and Darlene Jeffery; and brother, Kenneth Fairchild.
Inurnment was in the St. Ann's Cemetery, Lexington, NE.
Published in Kearney Hub from March 17 to March 18, 2012
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