Betty J. Sorensen's Obituary
CHARLESTON, IL - Betty June Sorensen received her angel wings at the age of 94 on Tuesday, June 18, 2019 while at Paris Community Hospital. In keeping with her generous nature, Betty has gifted her body to science to assist those in the medical and health care fields, granting them access to the highest form of training. A Memorial Service honoring and celebrating her life will be hosted by her children at a later date. Donations in her memory may be made to the American Cancer Society and may be mailed to Adams Funeral Chapel, 2330 Shawnee Drive, Charleston, IL 61920. She was born Betty June Keigley on June 6, 1925 in Ashmore, Illinois, the daughter of Charles Albert and Cecil (Childress) Keigley. Her marriage to Floyd Fitzpatrick blessed her with four devoted children, Sherrol Casner of Charleston, Ronald Fitzpatrick of Charleston, Vera Andrews of Las Cruces, New Mexico, and Gail Watkins and husband Tim of Baycliff, Texas. She is also survived by 11 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren and 21 great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son-in-law, Gary Andrews; two great-grandchildren; two sisters and three brothers. Betty was a graduate of Ashmore High School. She owned and operated her own restaurant in Serena, Illinois and waitressed at Parisian Lanes in Paris, Illinois. She was a long time member of the Hume Christian Church in Hume, Illinois and a member of the American Legion Auxiliary in Sheridan, Illinois and now a member in Hume. Betty loved collecting owls and playing cards - especially UNO with her family. She loved roller skating in her younger years, shopping and eating out. She was never afraid of a hard day's work and was a wonderful and loving mother to her children. What a legacy she leaves in the lives of her children and her many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
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