Betty Lou (Staton) Cole Burtrum
Betty Lou (Staton) Cole Burtrum, of Coshocton, passed away on Thursday September 1, 2022 at the Riverside Manor, in Newcomerstown, with her daughter, Jan Whitehawk, at her bedside. Betty was born in Long Beach, California on July 18, 1924 to the late Lloyd and Irma (Garner) Staton.
She graduated from Miami High School, in Miami, Oklahoma in 1942. In 1943, she was a Rosie the Riveter for Douglas Aircraft Manufacturer in Long Beach, California. In 1946, she married Jack Cole and in 1967 married Charles Burtrum. Together she and Charles were owners and operators of car dealerships in Oklahoma, Texas and Arizona. Betty also managed the cosmetic department at Milner- Berkey in Miami, Oklahoma for several years during the early 1960’s.
Betty was an enrolled member of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma. She was also a member of the Phoenix First Baptist Church in Phoenix, Arizona where she taught Sunday school.
Betty was a very kind and giving woman who loved having family and friends in to entertain.
She was a wonderful mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister. Betty never met a stranger and was a loving, friendly person who will be deeply missed by those who knew and loved her.
Betty is survived by her loving daughter, Jan (Jack) Whitehawk of West Lafayette; two granddaughters , Tiffany (Kenny) Shaw of Newcomerstown and Tricia Whitehawk of West Lafayette; two great-grandchildren, Lincoln (Makenzie) Shaw and Alexis Shaw of Newcomerstown; one sister, Sandra Wallingford of Albuquerque, New Mexico; two special nieces, Christi McBride and Kelli Rogers both of Albuquerque and several great- nieces and nephews.
Along with her parents, Betty is preceded in death by both of her husbands.
Per Betty’s wishes, a cremation will take place with burial in Scottsdale, Arizona at a later date. Given-Dawson-Paisley Funeral Home is serving the family.
An online memorial can be viewed at www.given-dawson-paisleyfh.com.
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