Reta Betson
1887 - 1973 (86 years)-
Name Reta Betson Born 4 Apr 1887 Indiana 
[1, 2, 3] Gender Female Died Apr 1973 Cameron, Clinton County, Missouri [1, 2, 3] Buried Elmwood Cemetery, Linneus, Linn County, Missouri [1, 2] Person ID I2295 Hedges Last Modified 24 May 2024
Family Norman Chester Cassity, b. 19 Sep 1881, Missouri , d. 25 Mar 1956, Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri (Age 74 years) Married 30 Oct 1912 Linneus, Linn County, Missouri [1, 4] Children 1. Donald Roy Cassity, b. 19 Oct 1913, Sullivan County, Missouri , d. 21 Mar 1935, Locus Creek Township, Linn County, Missouri (Age 21 years)2. Louise Elizabeth "Beth" Cassity, b. 19 Jul 1915, Linneus, Linn County, Missouri , d. 7 Jun 1964, Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri (Age 48 years)3. Amos William "Pete" Cassity, b. 5 May 1921, Linneus, Linn County, Missouri , d. 22 Jul 2004, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri (Age 83 years)4. Lucille Cassity, b. 2 Sep 1925, Linneus, Linn County, Missouri , d. 11 Feb 1988, Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri (Age 62 years)Last Modified 8 May 2023 Family ID F1022 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 4 Apr 1887 - Indiana 
Married - 30 Oct 1912 - Linneus, Linn County, Missouri 
Died - Apr 1973 - Cameron, Clinton County, Missouri 
Buried - - Elmwood Cemetery, Linneus, Linn County, Missouri = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Notes - Reta Betson Cassity, daughter of Amos J. and Louisa Rubottom Betson, was born April 4, 1887 in Indiana, and died at the Methodist Medical Center, St. Joseph, April 27, at the age of 86 after a short illness.
She was married to Norman Cassity, Oct. 30, 1912, and to this union four children were born, two boys and two girls. Her husband, one son, Donald, and one daughter, Elizabeth preceded her in death.
She is survived by one son, A.W. Cassity, Kansas City; one daughter, Mrs. Lucille Stephens, St. Joseph; four granddaughters, one great granddaughter, and two sisters, Miss Aileen Betson, and Miss Blanche Betson.
She had lived in Altamont since 1938, where she and her husband operated the Cassity Grocery. During the past ten years she had made her home with her son-in-law, Glen Haley, in Cameron.
Services were Sunday, April 29 at the Hope Funeral Home, Gallatin, with Rev. John Gooding, Marceline, officiating. Interment was in the IOOF Cemetery, Linneus.
The Cameron Sun, Cameron, Missouri. Thursday, 17 may 1973.
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- Reta Betson Cassity, daughter of Amos J. and Louisa Rubottom Betson, was born April 4, 1887 in Indiana, and died at the Methodist Medical Center, St. Joseph, April 27, at the age of 86 after a short illness.
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